#AD3C20#AD3C20

#AD3C20 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.153 H 34.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD3C20
RGB	rgb(173, 60, 32)
HSL	hsl(12, 69%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(12, 82%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.3%, 81.5%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.57, 44.79, 40.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.57, 60.58, 42.33°)
OKLab	oklab(51.33% 0.1258 0.0878)
OKLCH	oklch(51.33% 0.153 34.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.1123, 12.2230, 2.7191)
Luminance	0.1222 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD3C20 #2091AD

analogous

#AD204A #AD3C20 #AD8220

triadic

#AD3C20 #20AD3C #3C20AD

tetradic

#AD3C20 #4AAD20 #2091AD #8220AD

square

#AD3C20 #4AAD20 #2091AD #8220AD

split-complementary

#AD3C20 #20AD82 #204AAD

monochromatic

#46180D #792A16 #AD3C20 #D95331 #E27E65

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.10

#AD3C20 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#AD3C20 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD3C20

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD3C20	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD3C20	1.00	6.10	3.44	6.10
#FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D521C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786B1B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF1C37

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad3c20;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 60, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.153 34.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce775e',
    500: '#ad3c20',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad3c20;
$custom-light: #ce775e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad3c20",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.915,
    "s": 68.78,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5133,
    "c": 0.15339,
    "h": 34.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1222
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD3C20

secondary

#61B3C8

accent

#C9EC3C

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEDE9

border

#D4C8C5

text

#150904

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD3C20

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

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