#AD3E25#AD3E25

#AD3E25 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.150 H 34.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD3E25
RGB	rgb(173, 62, 37)
HSL	hsl(11, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(11, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.2%, 78.6%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.95, 44.07, 38.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.95, 58.57, 41.19°)
OKLab	oklab(51.63% 0.1245 0.0845)
OKLCH	oklch(51.63% 0.15 34.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.2923, 12.4658, 3.1402)
Luminance	0.1246 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD3E25 #2594AD

analogous

#AD2550 #AD3E25 #AD8225

triadic

#AD3E25 #25AD3E #3E25AD

tetradic

#AD3E25 #50AD25 #2594AD #8225AD

square

#AD3E25 #50AD25 #2594AD #8225AD

split-complementary

#AD3E25 #25AD82 #2550AD

monochromatic

#481A0F #7B2C1A #AD3E25 #D5573A #E0826D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.01

#AD3E25 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#AD3E25 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD3E25

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD3E25	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD3E25	1.00	6.01	3.49	6.01
#FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5321

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796C21

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE2039

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad3e25;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 62, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.150 34.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7861',
    500: '#ad3e25',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad3e25;
$custom-light: #cd7861;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad3e25",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.029,
    "s": 64.762,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5163,
    "c": 0.15046,
    "h": 34.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12463
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD3E25

secondary

#68B5C6

accent

#C9E840

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEEEA

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150905

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD3E25

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

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