#AD4221#AD4221

#AD4221 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.148 H 37.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD4221
RGB	rgb(173, 66, 33)
HSL	hsl(14, 68%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(14, 81%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.8%, 80.9%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.60, 42.09, 41.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.60, 58.96, 44.45°)
OKLab	oklab(52.11% 0.1177 0.0892)
OKLCH	oklch(52.11% 0.148 37.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.4584, 12.8932, 2.9026)
Luminance	0.1289 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD4221 #218CAD

analogous

#AD2146 #AD4221 #AD8821

triadic

#AD4221 #21AD42 #4221AD

tetradic

#AD4221 #46AD21 #218CAD #8821AD

square

#AD4221 #46AD21 #218CAD #8821AD

split-complementary

#AD4221 #21AD88 #2146AD

monochromatic

#461B0D #7A2E17 #AD4221 #D85A33 #E28466

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.87

#AD4221 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#AD4221 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD4221

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD4221	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD4221	1.00	5.87	3.58	5.87
#FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#60561C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6D1D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE273B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad4221;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 66, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.148 37.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7b5f',
    500: '#ad4221',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad4221;
$custom-light: #cd7b5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad4221",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.143,
    "s": 67.961,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52112,
    "c": 0.14763,
    "h": 37.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1289
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD4221

secondary

#62B0C7

accent

#C2EB3D

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEEE9

border

#D4C9C5

text

#150905

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD4221

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

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