#AD4142#AD4142

#AD4142 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.142 H 22.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD4142
RGB	rgb(173, 65, 66)
HSL	hsl(359, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(359, 62%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.4%, 61.8%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.85, 44.25, 22.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.85, 49.80, 27.31°)
OKLab	oklab(52.44% 0.1308 0.0551)
OKLCH	oklch(52.44% 0.142 22.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.1091, 13.0608, 6.6153)
Luminance	0.1306 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD4142 #41ADAC

analogous

#AD4178 #AD4142 #AD7641

triadic

#AD4142 #42AD41 #4142AD

tetradic

#AD4142 #78AD41 #41ADAC #7641AD

square

#AD4142 #78AD41 #41ADAC #7641AD

split-complementary

#AD4142 #41AD76 #4178AD

monochromatic

#542020 #813031 #AD4142 #C56667 #D69293

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.81

#AD4142 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.61

#AD4142 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD4142

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD4142	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD4142	1.00	5.81	3.61	5.81
#FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5741

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786E3F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD2B42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad4142;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 65, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.142 22.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7b76',
    500: '#ad4142',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad4142;
$custom-light: #cb7b76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad4142",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.444,
    "s": 45.378,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5244,
    "c": 0.14189,
    "h": 22.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13058
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD4142

secondary

#88C2C1

accent

#D5D453

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#140A08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD4142

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

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