#AD3C28#AD3C28

#AD3C28 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.152 H 32.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#AD3C28
RGBrgb(173, 60, 40)
HSLhsl(9, 62%, 42%)
HSVhsv(9, 77%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 65.3%, 76.9%, 32.2%)
CIE-LABlab(41.65, 45.08, 36.64)
CIE-LCHlch(41.65, 58.09, 39.10°)
OKLaboklab(51.41% 0.1282 0.0811)
OKLCHoklch(51.41% 0.152 32.3)
XYZxyz(19.2346, 12.2719, 3.3630)
Luminance0.1227 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#AD3C28 #2899AD
analogous
#AD2856 #AD3C28 #AD7F28
triadic
#AD3C28 #28AD3C #3C28AD
tetradic
#AD3C28 #56AD28 #2899AD #7F28AD
square
#AD3C28 #56AD28 #2899AD #7F28AD
split-complementary
#AD3C28 #28AD7F #2856AD
monochromatic
#4A1A11 #7B2B1D #AD3C28 #D3563F #DE8271

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08
#AD3C28 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45
#AD3C28 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD3C28
6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##AD3C28#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##AD3C281.006.083.456.08
#FFFFFF6.081.0021.001.00
#0000003.4521.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.081.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#5C5325
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#786B24
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE1D38
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #ad3c28;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 60, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.152 32.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7763',
    500: '#ad3c28',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #ad3c28;
$custom-light: #cd7763;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#ad3c28",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.023,
    "s": 62.441,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51412,
    "c": 0.15172,
    "h": 32.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12269
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#AD3C28
secondary
#6CB8C5
accent
#CDE642
background
#FDF7F5
surface
#FBEDEA
border
#D4C8C6
text
#150905
muted
#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD3C28

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#AD3C28 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva