#AD3526#AD3526

#AD3526 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.159 H 30.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD3526
RGB	rgb(173, 53, 38)
HSL	hsl(7, 64%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(7, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.4%, 78%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.53, 47.97, 36.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.53, 60.31, 37.32°)
OKLab	oklab(50.57% 0.1368 0.0804)
OKLCH	oklch(50.57% 0.159 30.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.8587, 11.5732, 3.0742)
Luminance	0.1157 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD3526 #269EAD

analogous

#AD265B #AD3526 #AD7926

triadic

#AD3526 #26AD35 #3526AD

tetradic

#AD3526 #5BAD26 #269EAD #7926AD

square

#AD3526 #5BAD26 #269EAD #7926AD

split-complementary

#AD3526 #26AD79 #265BAD

monochromatic

#491610 #7B261B #AD3526 #D44D3C #DF7B6E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.34

#AD3526 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#AD3526 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD3526

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD3526	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD3526	1.00	6.34	3.31	6.34
#FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#584F23

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766921

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0B32

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad3526;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 53, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.159 30.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7461',
    500: '#ad3526',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad3526;
$custom-light: #ce7461;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad3526",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.667,
    "s": 63.981,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50568,
    "c": 0.15869,
    "h": 30.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1157
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD3526

secondary

#69BBC6

accent

#D5E741

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEDEA

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150905

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD3526

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

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