#AD4245#AD4245

#AD4245 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.140 H 21.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD4245
RGB	rgb(173, 66, 69)
HSL	hsl(358, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(358, 62%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.8%, 60.1%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.08, 44.00, 21.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.08, 48.89, 25.85°)
OKLab	oklab(52.63% 0.1305 0.0518)
OKLCH	oklch(52.63% 0.14 21.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.2578, 13.2130, 7.1127)
Luminance	0.1321 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD4245 #42ADAA

analogous

#AD427B #AD4245 #AD7542

triadic

#AD4245 #45AD42 #4245AD

tetradic

#AD4245 #7BAD42 #42ADAA #7542AD

square

#AD4245 #7BAD42 #42ADAA #7542AD

split-complementary

#AD4245 #42AD75 #427BAD

monochromatic

#542022 #813133 #AD4245 #C5676A #D69395

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.77

#AD4245 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#AD4245 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD4245

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD4245	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD4245	1.00	5.77	3.64	5.77
#FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5844

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786E42

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD2D44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad4245;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 66, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.140 21.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7b78',
    500: '#ad4245',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad4245;
$custom-light: #cb7b78;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad4245",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.318,
    "s": 44.77,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52629,
    "c": 0.14043,
    "h": 21.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1321
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD4245

secondary

#89C1C0

accent

#D4D153

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#140A09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD4245

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

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