#AD442A#AD442A

#AD442A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.144 H 35.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD442A
RGB	rgb(173, 68, 42)
HSL	hsl(12, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(12, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.7%, 75.7%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.05, 41.50, 37.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.05, 55.62, 41.75°)
OKLab	oklab(52.48% 0.1175 0.0825)
OKLCH	oklch(52.48% 0.144 35.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.7207, 13.1884, 3.6972)
Luminance	0.1319 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD442A #2A93AD

analogous

#AD2A52 #AD442A #AD852A

triadic

#AD442A #2AAD44 #442AAD

tetradic

#AD442A #52AD2A #2A93AD #852AAD

square

#AD442A #52AD2A #2A93AD #852AAD

split-complementary

#AD442A #2AAD85 #2A52AD

monochromatic

#4B1D12 #7C311E #AD442A #D15F43 #DD8974

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.77

#AD442A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#AD442A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD442A

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD442A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD442A	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)

#615727

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE2B3F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad442a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 68, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.144 35.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7c65',
    500: '#ad442a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad442a;
$custom-light: #cd7c65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad442a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.908,
    "s": 60.93,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52475,
    "c": 0.14356,
    "h": 35.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13186
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD442A

secondary

#6EB4C5

accent

#C4E444

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEB

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150A05

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD442A

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

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