#AD3E2E#AD3E2E
#AD3E2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.149 H 30.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AD3E2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 62, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 58%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 73%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.2%, 73.4%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.05, 44.45, 33.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.05, 55.79, 37.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.74% 0.1275 0.0762) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.74% 0.149 30.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.4514, 12.5295, 3.9784) |
| Luminance | 0.1253 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.58
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.90
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.52
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.25
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.47
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AD3E2E #2E9DAD
analogous
#AD2E5D #AD3E2E #AD7D2E
triadic
#AD3E2E #2EAD3E #3E2EAD
tetradic
#AD3E2E #5DAD2E #2E9DAD #7D2EAD
square
#AD3E2E #5DAD2E #2E9DAD #7D2EAD
split-complementary
#AD3E2E #2EAD7D #2E5DAD
monochromatic
#4C1B14 #7D2D21 #AD3E2E #CF5A49 #DC867A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#AD3E2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.51
#AD3E2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AD3E2E
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AD3E2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AD3E2E | 1.00 | 5.99 | 3.51 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D542C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#786C2A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE223B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ad3e2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 62, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.149 30.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd7867',
500: '#ad3e2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ad3e2e; $custom-light: #cd7867; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ad3e2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 62,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.559,
"s": 57.991,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51735,
"c": 0.14851,
"h": 30.9
},
"luminance": 0.12527
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AD3E2E
secondary
#73BAC4
accent
#CEE147
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FBEEEB
border
#D4C9C6
text
#150906
muted
#837B7A