#AD3C2D#AD3C2D
#AD3C2D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.151 H 30.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AD3C2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 60, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 59%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 74%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65.3%, 74%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.70, 45.30, 33.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.70, 56.58, 36.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.47% 0.1299 0.0764) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.47% 0.151 30.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.3252, 12.3082, 3.8402) |
| Luminance | 0.1231 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.40
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.73
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.09
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.86
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.45
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AD3C2D #2D9EAD
analogous
#AD2D5E #AD3C2D #AD7C2D
triadic
#AD3C2D #2DAD3C #3C2DAD
tetradic
#AD3C2D #5EAD2D #2D9EAD #7C2DAD
square
#AD3C2D #5EAD2D #2D9EAD #7C2DAD
split-complementary
#AD3C2D #2DAD7C #2D5EAD
monochromatic
#4C1A14 #7C2B20 #AD3C2D #CF5848 #DC8478
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.07
#AD3C2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.46
#AD3C2D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AD3C2D
6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AD3C2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AD3C2D | 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)
#5C532B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#786C29
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE1E39
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ad3c2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 60, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.151 30.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd7767',
500: '#ad3c2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ad3c2d; $custom-light: #cd7767; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ad3c2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 60,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.031,
"s": 58.716,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51473,
"c": 0.15069,
"h": 30.5
},
"luminance": 0.12305
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AD3C2D
secondary
#72BAC4
accent
#D0E246
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FBEDEB
border
#D4C8C6
text
#150906
muted
#837B7A