#AD3C2C#AD3C2C
#AD3C2C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.151 H 30.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AD3C2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 60, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 59%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65.3%, 74.6%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.69, 45.25, 34.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.69, 56.87, 37.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.46% 0.1296 0.0774) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.46% 0.151 30.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.3062, 12.3006, 3.7400) |
| Luminance | 0.1230 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.28
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.62
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.17
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.04
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.51
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AD3C2C #2C9DAD
analogous
#AD2C5C #AD3C2C #AD7D2C
triadic
#AD3C2C #2CAD3C #3C2CAD
tetradic
#AD3C2C #5CAD2C #2C9DAD #7D2CAD
square
#AD3C2C #5CAD2C #2C9DAD #7D2CAD
split-complementary
#AD3C2C #2CAD7D #2C5CAD
monochromatic
#4B1A13 #7C2B20 #AD3C2C #D05746 #DC8477
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.07
#AD3C2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.46
#AD3C2C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AD3C2C
6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AD3C2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AD3C2C | 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)
#5C532A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#786C28
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE1E39
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ad3c2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 60, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.151 30.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd7766',
500: '#ad3c2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ad3c2c; $custom-light: #cd7766; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ad3c2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 60,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.442,
"s": 59.447,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5146,
"c": 0.15089,
"h": 30.8
},
"luminance": 0.12298
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AD3C2C
secondary
#71BAC4
accent
#CFE345
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FBEDEB
border
#D4C8C6
text
#150906
muted
#837B7A