#AD4525#AD4525

#AD4525 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.144 H 37.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD4525
RGB	rgb(173, 69, 37)
HSL	hsl(14, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(14, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.1%, 78.6%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.18, 40.81, 39.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.18, 57.03, 44.30°)
OKLab	oklab(52.56% 0.1145 0.0872)
OKLCH	oklch(52.56% 0.144 37.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.6977, 13.2768, 3.2753)
Luminance	0.1327 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD4525 #258DAD

analogous

#AD2549 #AD4525 #AD8925

triadic

#AD4525 #25AD45 #4525AD

tetradic

#AD4525 #49AD25 #258DAD #8925AD

square

#AD4525 #49AD25 #258DAD #8925AD

split-complementary

#AD4525 #25AD89 #2549AD

monochromatic

#481D0F #7B311A #AD4525 #D55F3A #E0886D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.75

#AD4525 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#AD4525 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD4525

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD4525	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD4525	1.00	5.75	3.65	5.75
#FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625821

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F21

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE2C3E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad4525;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 69, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.144 37.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7c62',
    500: '#ad4525',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad4525;
$custom-light: #cd7c62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad4525",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.118,
    "s": 64.762,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52559,
    "c": 0.14388,
    "h": 37.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13274
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD4525

secondary

#68B0C6

accent

#C0E840

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEEEA

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150A05

muted

#837C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD4525

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

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