#AD3A42#AD3A42

#AD3A42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.150 H 20.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD3A42
RGB	rgb(173, 58, 66)
HSL	hsl(356, 50%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(356, 66%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.5%, 61.8%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.70, 47.36, 21.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.70, 51.95, 24.27°)
OKLab	oklab(51.57% 0.1406 0.0516)
OKLCH	oklch(51.57% 0.15 20.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.7319, 12.3064, 6.4895)
Luminance	0.1230 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD3A42 #3AADA5

analogous

#AD3A7B #AD3A42 #AD6B3A

triadic

#AD3A42 #42AD3A #3A42AD

tetradic

#AD3A42 #7BAD3A #3AADA5 #6B3AAD

square

#AD3A42 #7BAD3A #3AADA5 #6B3AAD

split-complementary

#AD3A42 #3AAD6B #3A7BAD

monochromatic

#511B1F #7F2B31 #AD3A42 #C85C63 #D88A8F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.07

#AD3A42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#AD3A42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD3A42

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD3A42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD3A42	1.00	6.07	3.46	6.07
#FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585341

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756B3F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD203E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad3a42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 58, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.150 20.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7776',
    500: '#ad3a42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad3a42;
$custom-light: #cc7776;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad3a42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.826,
    "s": 49.784,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51573,
    "c": 0.14979,
    "h": 20.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12304
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD3A42

secondary

#81C2BD

accent

#D9D04E

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEDED

border

#D3C8C8

text

#150908

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD3A42

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

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