#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
RGB	rgb(173, 60, 40)
HSL	hsl(9, 62%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(9, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.3%, 76.9%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.65, 45.08, 36.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.65, 58.09, 39.10°)
OKLab	oklab(51.41% 0.1282 0.0811)
OKLCH	oklch(51.41% 0.152 32.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.2346, 12.2719, 3.3630)
Luminance	0.1227 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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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
##AD3C28	1.00	6.08	3.45	6.08
#FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

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

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