#AD4342#AD4342

#AD4342 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.140 H 23.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD4342
RGB	rgb(173, 67, 66)
HSL	hsl(1, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(1, 62%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.3%, 61.8%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.20, 43.32, 23.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.20, 49.19, 28.27°)
OKLab	oklab(52.7% 0.1279 0.0561)
OKLCH	oklch(52.7% 0.14 23.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.2260, 13.2945, 6.6542)
Luminance	0.1329 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD4342 #42ACAD

analogous

#AD4277 #AD4342 #AD7942

triadic

#AD4342 #42AD43 #4342AD

tetradic

#AD4342 #77AD42 #42ACAD #7942AD

square

#AD4342 #77AD42 #42ACAD #7942AD

split-complementary

#AD4342 #42AD79 #4277AD

monochromatic

#542120 #813231 #AD4342 #C56867 #D69493

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.74

#AD4342 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#AD4342 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD4342

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD4342	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD4342	1.00	5.74	3.66	5.74
#FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5841

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786E3F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD2E44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad4342;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 67, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.140 23.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7c76',
    500: '#ad4342',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad4342;
$custom-light: #cb7c76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad4342",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.561,
    "s": 44.77,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52702,
    "c": 0.1396,
    "h": 23.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13292
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD4342

secondary

#89C1C1

accent

#D3D453

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#140A08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD4342

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

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