#AD3E45#AD3E45

#AD3E45 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.145 H 20.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD3E45
RGB	rgb(173, 62, 69)
HSL	hsl(356, 47%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(356, 64%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.2%, 60.1%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.40, 45.82, 20.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.40, 50.17, 24.03°)
OKLab	oklab(52.12% 0.1363 0.0498)
OKLCH	oklch(52.12% 0.145 20.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.0323, 12.7618, 7.0375)
Luminance	0.1276 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD3E45 #3EADA6

analogous

#AD3E7C #AD3E45 #AD6E3E

triadic

#AD3E45 #45AD3E #3E45AD

tetradic

#AD3E45 #7CAD3E #3EADA6 #6E3EAD

square

#AD3E45 #7CAD3E #3EADA6 #6E3EAD

split-complementary

#AD3E45 #3EAD6E #3E7CAD

monochromatic

#531E21 #802E33 #AD3E45 #C76268 #D78F93

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#AD3E45 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#AD3E45 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD3E45

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD3E45	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD3E45	1.00	5.91	3.55	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5545

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766D42

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD2841

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad3e45;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 62, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.145 20.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7978',
    500: '#ad3e45',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad3e45;
$custom-light: #cb7978;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad3e45",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.216,
    "s": 47.234,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52118,
    "c": 0.14508,
    "h": 20.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12759
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD3E45

secondary

#85C2BE

accent

#D7CE51

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#140909

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD3E45

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

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