#AD422E#AD422E

#AD422E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.145 H 32.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD422E
RGB	rgb(173, 66, 46)
HSL	hsl(9, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(9, 73%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.8%, 73.4%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.73, 42.62, 34.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.73, 54.82, 38.98°)
OKLab	oklab(52.25% 0.1218 0.0779)
OKLCH	oklch(52.25% 0.145 32.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.6770, 12.9806, 4.0536)
Luminance	0.1298 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD422E #2E99AD

analogous

#AD2E59 #AD422E #AD812E

triadic

#AD422E #2EAD42 #422EAD

tetradic

#AD422E #59AD2E #2E99AD #812EAD

square

#AD422E #59AD2E #2E99AD #812EAD

split-complementary

#AD422E #2EAD81 #2E59AD

monochromatic

#4C1D14 #7D3021 #AD422E #CF5E49 #DC897A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.84

#AD422E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#AD422E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD422E

5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD422E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD422E	1.00	5.84	3.60	5.84
#FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F562B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6E2B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE293E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad422e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 66, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.145 32.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7b68',
    500: '#ad422e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad422e;
$custom-light: #cd7b68;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad422e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.449,
    "s": 57.991,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52254,
    "c": 0.14453,
    "h": 32.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12978
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD422E

secondary

#73B7C4

accent

#C9E147

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEB

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD422E

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

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