#AD4235#AD4235

#AD4235 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.143 H 29.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD4235
RGB	rgb(173, 66, 53)
HSL	hsl(7, 53%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(7, 69%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.8%, 69.4%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.82, 42.98, 30.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.82, 52.74, 35.42°)
OKLab	oklab(52.35% 0.1243 0.0707)
OKLCH	oklch(52.35% 0.143 29.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.8264, 13.0404, 4.8405)
Luminance	0.1304 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD4235 #35A0AD

analogous

#AD3564 #AD4235 #AD7E35

triadic

#AD4235 #35AD42 #4235AD

tetradic

#AD4235 #64AD35 #35A0AD #7E35AD

square

#AD4235 #64AD35 #35A0AD #7E35AD

split-complementary

#AD4235 #35AD7E #3564AD

monochromatic

#4F1E18 #7E3027 #AD4235 #CB6154 #D98D83

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.82

#AD4235 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.61

#AD4235 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD4235

5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD4235	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD4235	1.00	5.82	3.61	5.82
#FFFFFF	5.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5733

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796E32

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE2A3F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad4235;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 66, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.143 29.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7b6c',
    500: '#ad4235',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad4235;
$custom-light: #cc7b6c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad4235",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.5,
    "s": 53.097,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52351,
    "c": 0.14296,
    "h": 29.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13038
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD4235

secondary

#7BBBC3

accent

#CDDD4B

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEB

border

#D3C9C6

text

#150A07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD4235

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

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