#AD4236#AD4236

#AD4236 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.143 H 29.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD4236
RGB	rgb(173, 66, 54)
HSL	hsl(6, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(6, 69%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.8%, 68.8%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.84, 43.04, 30.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.84, 52.46, 34.88°)
OKLab	oklab(52.37% 0.1247 0.0696)
OKLCH	oklch(52.37% 0.143 29.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.8496, 13.0497, 4.9629)
Luminance	0.1305 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD4236 #36A1AD

analogous

#AD3666 #AD4236 #AD7D36

triadic

#AD4236 #36AD42 #4236AD

tetradic

#AD4236 #66AD36 #36A1AD #7D36AD

square

#AD4236 #66AD36 #36A1AD #7D36AD

split-complementary

#AD4236 #36AD7D #3666AD

monochromatic

#501E19 #7E3027 #AD4236 #CA6256 #D98D85

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.82

#AD4236 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.61

#AD4236 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD4236

5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD4236	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD4236	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)

#5F5734

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796E33

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE2A40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad4236;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 66, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.143 29.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7b6d',
    500: '#ad4236',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad4236;
$custom-light: #cc7b6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad4236",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.05,
    "s": 52.423,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52366,
    "c": 0.14276,
    "h": 29.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13047
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD4236

secondary

#7CBBC2

accent

#CDDC4C

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEB

border

#D3C9C6

text

#150A07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD4236

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

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