#AD4227#AD4227

#AD4227 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.146 H 35.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD4227
RGB	rgb(173, 66, 39)
HSL	hsl(12, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(12, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.8%, 77.5%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.66, 42.31, 38.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.66, 57.04, 42.11°)
OKLab	oklab(52.17% 0.1194 0.0843)
OKLCH	oklch(52.17% 0.146 35.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.5501, 12.9299, 3.3853)
Luminance	0.1293 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD4227 #2792AD

analogous

#AD274F #AD4227 #AD8527

triadic

#AD4227 #27AD42 #4227AD

tetradic

#AD4227 #4FAD27 #2792AD #8527AD

square

#AD4227 #4FAD27 #2792AD #8527AD

split-complementary

#AD4227 #27AD85 #274FAD

monochromatic

#491C10 #7B2F1C #AD4227 #D35C3E #DF8670

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#AD4227 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#AD4227 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD4227

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD4227	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD4227	1.00	5.86	3.59	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605623

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6E23

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE283C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad4227;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 66, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.146 35.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7b63',
    500: '#ad4227',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad4227;
$custom-light: #cd7b63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad4227",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.09,
    "s": 63.208,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52172,
    "c": 0.1462,
    "h": 35.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12927
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD4227

secondary

#6AB3C6

accent

#C5E642

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEEEA

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150A05

muted

#837C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD4227

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

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