#AD4226#AD4226

#AD4226 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.146 H 35.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD4226
RGB	rgb(173, 66, 38)
HSL	hsl(12, 64%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(12, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.8%, 78%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.65, 42.28, 38.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.65, 57.36, 42.52°)
OKLab	oklab(52.16% 0.1191 0.0852)
OKLCH	oklch(52.16% 0.146 35.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.5338, 12.9233, 3.2992)
Luminance	0.1292 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD4226 #2691AD

analogous

#AD264E #AD4226 #AD8626

triadic

#AD4226 #26AD42 #4226AD

tetradic

#AD4226 #4EAD26 #2691AD #8626AD

square

#AD4226 #4EAD26 #2691AD #8626AD

split-complementary

#AD4226 #26AD86 #264EAD

monochromatic

#491C10 #7B2F1B #AD4226 #D45C3C #DF866E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#AD4226 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#AD4226 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD4226

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD4226	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD4226	1.00	5.86	3.58	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605622

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6E22

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE283C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad4226;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 66, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.146 35.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7b62',
    500: '#ad4226',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad4226;
$custom-light: #cd7b62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad4226",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.444,
    "s": 63.981,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52161,
    "c": 0.14644,
    "h": 35.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12921
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD4226

secondary

#69B3C6

accent

#C5E741

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEEEA

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150A05

muted

#837C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD4226

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

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