#AD4228#AD4228

#AD4228 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.146 H 34.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD4228
RGB	rgb(173, 66, 40)
HSL	hsl(12, 62%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(12, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.8%, 76.9%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.67, 42.36, 37.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.67, 56.72, 41.69°)
OKLab	oklab(52.18% 0.1198 0.0835)
OKLCH	oklch(52.18% 0.146 34.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.5669, 12.9366, 3.4737)
Luminance	0.1293 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD4228 #2893AD

analogous

#AD2851 #AD4228 #AD8528

triadic

#AD4228 #28AD42 #4228AD

tetradic

#AD4228 #51AD28 #2893AD #8528AD

square

#AD4228 #51AD28 #2893AD #8528AD

split-complementary

#AD4228 #28AD85 #2851AD

monochromatic

#4A1C11 #7B2F1D #AD4228 #D35C3F #DE8771

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#AD4228 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#AD4228 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD4228

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD4228	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD4228	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605625

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6E24

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE283D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad4228;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 66, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.146 34.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7b63',
    500: '#ad4228',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad4228;
$custom-light: #cd7b63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad4228",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.729,
    "s": 62.441,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52183,
    "c": 0.14597,
    "h": 34.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12934
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD4228

secondary

#6CB4C5

accent

#C6E642

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEB

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150A05

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD4228

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

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