#AD342B#AD342B

#AD342B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.159 H 28.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD342B
RGB	rgb(173, 52, 43)
HSL	hsl(4, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(4, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.9%, 75.1%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.44, 48.57, 33.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.44, 59.08, 34.71°)
OKLab	oklab(50.52% 0.1397 0.0754)
OKLCH	oklch(50.52% 0.159 28.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.8997, 11.5175, 3.5129)
Luminance	0.1152 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD342B #2BA4AD

analogous

#AD2B63 #AD342B #AD752B

triadic

#AD342B #2BAD34 #342BAD

tetradic

#AD342B #63AD2B #2BA4AD #752BAD

square

#AD342B #63AD2B #2BA4AD #752BAD

split-complementary

#AD342B #2BAD75 #2B63AD

monochromatic

#4B1713 #7C251F #AD342B #D14E45 #DD7D76

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#AD342B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#AD342B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD342B

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD342B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD342B	1.00	6.36	3.30	6.36
#FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#574F29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756927

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE0933

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad342b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 52, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.159 28.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7365',
    500: '#ad342b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad342b;
$custom-light: #ce7365;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad342b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.154,
    "s": 60.185,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50518,
    "c": 0.15875,
    "h": 28.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11515
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD342B

secondary

#6FBFC4

accent

#D8E344

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150905

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD342B

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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