#AD4238#AD4238

#AD4238 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.142 H 28.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD4238
RGB	rgb(173, 66, 56)
HSL	hsl(5, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(5, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.8%, 67.6%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.87, 43.15, 28.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.87, 51.91, 33.78°)
OKLab	oklab(52.4% 0.1254 0.0674)
OKLCH	oklch(52.4% 0.142 28.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.8976, 13.0689, 5.2154)
Luminance	0.1307 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD4238 #38A3AD

analogous

#AD3869 #AD4238 #AD7C38

triadic

#AD4238 #38AD42 #4238AD

tetradic

#AD4238 #69AD38 #38A3AD #7C38AD

square

#AD4238 #69AD38 #38A3AD #7C38AD

split-complementary

#AD4238 #38AD7C #3869AD

monochromatic

#511F1A #7F3029 #AD4238 #C96359 #D88E87

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.81

#AD4238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.61

#AD4238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD4238

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD4238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD4238	1.00	5.81	3.61	5.81
#FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5736

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796E35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE2B40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad4238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 66, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.142 28.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7b6f',
    500: '#ad4238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad4238;
$custom-light: #cc7b6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad4238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.128,
    "s": 51.092,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52397,
    "c": 0.14236,
    "h": 28.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13066
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD4238

secondary

#7FBCC2

accent

#CEDB4D

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEC

border

#D3C9C7

text

#150A07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD4238

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

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