#AD3935#AD3935

#AD3935 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.152 H 26.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD3935
RGB	rgb(173, 57, 53)
HSL	hsl(2, 53%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(2, 69%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.1%, 69.4%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.33, 46.99, 28.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.33, 55.11, 31.49°)
OKLab	oklab(51.23% 0.1369 0.0668)
OKLCH	oklch(51.23% 0.152 26)
XYZ	xyz(19.3413, 12.0703, 4.6788)
Luminance	0.1207 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD3935 #35A9AD

analogous

#AD356D #AD3935 #AD7535

triadic

#AD3935 #35AD39 #3935AD

tetradic

#AD3935 #6DAD35 #35A9AD #7535AD

square

#AD3935 #6DAD35 #35A9AD #7535AD

split-complementary

#AD3935 #35AD75 #356DAD

monochromatic

#4F1A18 #7E2A27 #AD3935 #CB5854 #D98683

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15

#AD3935 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#AD3935 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD3935

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD3935	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD3935	1.00	6.15	3.41	6.15
#FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595234

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766B32

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE1A39

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad3935;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 57, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.152 26.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd766c',
    500: '#ad3935',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad3935;
$custom-light: #cd766c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad3935",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2,
    "s": 53.097,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51226,
    "c": 0.15228,
    "h": 26
  },
  "luminance": 0.12068
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD3935

secondary

#7BC0C3

accent

#D8DD4B

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150907

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD3935

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

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