#AD421D#AD421D

#AD421D is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.149 H 38.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD421D
RGB	rgb(173, 66, 29)
HSL	hsl(15, 71%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(15, 83%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.8%, 83.2%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.57, 41.96, 43.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.57, 60.23, 45.84°)
OKLab	oklab(52.08% 0.1166 0.0921)
OKLCH	oklch(52.08% 0.149 38.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.4057, 12.8721, 2.6249)
Luminance	0.1287 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD421D #1D88AD

analogous

#AD1D40 #AD421D #AD8A1D

triadic

#AD421D #1DAD42 #421DAD

tetradic

#AD421D #40AD1D #1D88AD #8A1DAD

square

#AD421D #40AD1D #1D88AD #8A1DAD

split-complementary

#AD421D #1DAD8A #1D40AD

monochromatic

#441A0B #792E14 #AD421D #DC592C #E48260

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#AD421D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#AD421D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD421D

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD421D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD421D	1.00	5.88	3.57	5.88
#FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615517

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6D18

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF263B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad421d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 66, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.149 38.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7b5c',
    500: '#ad421d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad421d;
$custom-light: #ce7b5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad421d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 15.417,
    "s": 71.287,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52078,
    "c": 0.14855,
    "h": 38.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12869
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD421D

secondary

#5DADC9

accent

#C0EE3A

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEEE9

border

#D4C9C5

text

#150904

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD421D

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

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