#AD3E22#AD3E22

#AD3E22 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.151 H 35.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD3E22
RGB	rgb(173, 62, 34)
HSL	hsl(12, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(12, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.2%, 80.3%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.92, 43.96, 40.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.92, 59.52, 42.38°)
OKLab	oklab(51.6% 0.1236 0.0869)
OKLCH	oklch(51.6% 0.151 35.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.2471, 12.4478, 2.9022)
Luminance	0.1245 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD3E22 #2291AD

analogous

#AD224C #AD3E22 #AD8322

triadic

#AD3E22 #22AD3E #3E22AD

tetradic

#AD3E22 #4CAD22 #2291AD #8322AD

square

#AD3E22 #4CAD22 #2291AD #8322AD

split-complementary

#AD3E22 #22AD83 #224CAD

monochromatic

#47190E #7A2C18 #AD3E22 #D75635 #E18068

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.02

#AD3E22 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#AD3E22 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD3E22

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD3E22	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD3E22	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)

#5E531E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796C1D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF2038

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad3e22;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 62, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.151 35.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce785f',
    500: '#ad3e22',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad3e22;
$custom-light: #ce785f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad3e22",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.086,
    "s": 67.15,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.516,
    "c": 0.15111,
    "h": 35.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12445
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD3E22

secondary

#64B3C7

accent

#C7EA3E

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEEE9

border

#D4C9C5

text

#150905

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD3E22

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

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