#AD3E2D#AD3E2D
#AD3E2D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.149 H 31.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AD3E2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 62, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 59%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 74%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.2%, 74%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.03, 44.41, 34.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.03, 56.09, 37.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.72% 0.1271 0.0772) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.72% 0.149 31.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.4319, 12.5217, 3.8758) |
| Luminance | 0.1252 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.48
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.81
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.60
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.43
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.56
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AD3E2D #2D9CAD
analogous
#AD2D5C #AD3E2D #AD7E2D
triadic
#AD3E2D #2DAD3E #3E2DAD
tetradic
#AD3E2D #5CAD2D #2D9CAD #7E2DAD
square
#AD3E2D #5CAD2D #2D9CAD #7E2DAD
split-complementary
#AD3E2D #2DAD7E #2D5CAD
monochromatic
#4C1B14 #7C2D20 #AD3E2D #CF5A48 #DC8678
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#AD3E2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.50
#AD3E2D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AD3E2D
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AD3E2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AD3E2D | 1.00 | 5.99 | 3.50 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D542B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#786C29
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE223B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ad3e2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 62, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.149 31.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd7867',
500: '#ad3e2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ad3e2d; $custom-light: #cd7867; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ad3e2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 62,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.969,
"s": 58.716,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51723,
"c": 0.14872,
"h": 31.3
},
"luminance": 0.12519
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AD3E2D
secondary
#72B9C4
accent
#CDE246
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FBEEEB
border
#D4C9C6
text
#150906
muted
#837B7A