#AD422C#AD422C

#AD422C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.145 H 33.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD422C
RGB	rgb(173, 66, 44)
HSL	hsl(10, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(10, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.8%, 74.6%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.71, 42.53, 35.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.71, 55.45, 39.91°)
OKLab	oklab(52.23% 0.1211 0.0798)
OKLCH	oklch(52.23% 0.145 33.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.6385, 12.9652, 3.8508)
Luminance	0.1296 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD422C #2C97AD

analogous

#AD2C56 #AD422C #AD832C

triadic

#AD422C #2CAD42 #422CAD

tetradic

#AD422C #56AD2C #2C97AD #832CAD

square

#AD422C #56AD2C #2C97AD #832CAD

split-complementary

#AD422C #2CAD83 #2C56AD

monochromatic

#4B1D13 #7C2F20 #AD422C #D05E46 #DC8877

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#AD422C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#AD422C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD422C

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD422C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD422C	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)

#605629

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6E29

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE283D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad422c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 66, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.145 33.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7b66',
    500: '#ad422c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad422c;
$custom-light: #cd7b66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad422c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.233,
    "s": 59.447,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52229,
    "c": 0.145,
    "h": 33.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12963
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD422C

secondary

#71B6C4

accent

#C8E345

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEB

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD422C

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

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