#AD3C24#AD3C24

#AD3C24 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.153 H 33.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD3C24
RGB	rgb(173, 60, 36)
HSL	hsl(11, 66%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(11, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.3%, 79.2%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.60, 44.93, 38.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.60, 59.33, 40.78°)
OKLab	oklab(51.37% 0.127 0.0846)
OKLCH	oklch(51.37% 0.153 33.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.1700, 12.2461, 3.0230)
Luminance	0.1224 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD3C24 #2495AD

analogous

#AD2450 #AD3C24 #AD8024

triadic

#AD3C24 #24AD3C #3C24AD

tetradic

#AD3C24 #50AD24 #2495AD #8024AD

square

#AD3C24 #50AD24 #2495AD #8024AD

split-complementary

#AD3C24 #24AD80 #2450AD

monochromatic

#48190F #7A2A19 #AD3C24 #D65439 #E0806B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#AD3C24 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#AD3C24 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD3C24

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD3C24	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD3C24	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5220

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786B20

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF1C37

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad3c24;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 60, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.153 33.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7760',
    500: '#ad3c24',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad3c24;
$custom-light: #ce7760;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad3c24",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.511,
    "s": 65.55,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51369,
    "c": 0.15255,
    "h": 33.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12243
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD3C24

secondary

#66B6C6

accent

#CBE93F

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEDE9

border

#D4C8C5

text

#150905

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD3C24

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

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