#AD3E20#AD3E20

#AD3E20 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.152 H 35.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD3E20
RGB	rgb(173, 62, 32)
HSL	hsl(13, 69%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(13, 82%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.2%, 81.5%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.90, 43.90, 41.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.90, 60.15, 43.13°)
OKLab	oklab(51.58% 0.1231 0.0885)
OKLCH	oklch(51.58% 0.152 35.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.2191, 12.4366, 2.7547)
Luminance	0.1243 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD3E20 #208FAD

analogous

#AD2048 #AD3E20 #AD8420

triadic

#AD3E20 #20AD3E #3E20AD

tetradic

#AD3E20 #48AD20 #208FAD #8420AD

square

#AD3E20 #48AD20 #208FAD #8420AD

split-complementary

#AD3E20 #20AD84 #2048AD

monochromatic

#46190D #792B16 #AD3E20 #D95531 #E28065

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.02

#AD3E20 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#AD3E20 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD3E20

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD3E20	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD3E20	1.00	6.02	3.49	6.02
#FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E531B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796C1B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF2038

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad3e20;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 62, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.152 35.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce785e',
    500: '#ad3e20',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad3e20;
$custom-light: #ce785e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad3e20",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.766,
    "s": 68.78,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51581,
    "c": 0.15155,
    "h": 35.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12434
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD3E20

secondary

#61B2C8

accent

#C6EC3C

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEEE9

border

#D4C9C5

text

#150904

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD3E20

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

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