#AD4252#AD4252

#AD4252 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.140 H 14.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD4252
RGB	rgb(173, 66, 82)
HSL	hsl(351, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(351, 62%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.8%, 52.6%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.35, 45.04, 13.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.35, 47.08, 16.91°)
OKLab	oklab(52.92% 0.1358 0.0346)
OKLCH	oklch(52.92% 0.14 14.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.7065, 13.3924, 9.4756)
Luminance	0.1339 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD4252 #42AD9D

analogous

#AD4288 #AD4252 #AD6842

triadic

#AD4252 #52AD42 #4252AD

tetradic

#AD4252 #88AD42 #42AD9D #6842AD

square

#AD4252 #88AD42 #42AD9D #6842AD

split-complementary

#AD4252 #42AD68 #4288AD

monochromatic

#542028 #81313D #AD4252 #C56775 #D6939D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.71

#AD4252 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.68

#AD4252 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD4252

5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD4252	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD4252	1.00	5.71	3.68	5.71
#FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5952

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766F4F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC3148

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad4252;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 66, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.140 14.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7b82',
    500: '#ad4252',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad4252;
$custom-light: #ca7b82;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad4252",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.028,
    "s": 44.77,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52915,
    "c": 0.14012,
    "h": 14.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1339
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD4252

secondary

#89C1B9

accent

#D4C153

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEEE

border

#D3C9C9

text

#140A0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD4252

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

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