#AD452A#AD452A

#AD452A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.143 H 35.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD452A
RGB	rgb(173, 69, 42)
HSL	hsl(12, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(12, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.1%, 75.7%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.23, 41.02, 37.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.23, 55.40, 42.23°)
OKLab	oklab(52.61% 0.116 0.0829)
OKLCH	oklch(52.61% 0.143 35.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.7817, 13.3104, 3.7175)
Luminance	0.1331 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD452A #2A92AD

analogous

#AD2A51 #AD452A #AD862A

triadic

#AD452A #2AAD45 #452AAD

tetradic

#AD452A #51AD2A #2A92AD #862AAD

square

#AD452A #51AD2A #2A92AD #862AAD

split-complementary

#AD452A #2AAD86 #2A51AD

monochromatic

#4B1E12 #7C311E #AD452A #D16043 #DD8A74

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.74

#AD452A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#AD452A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD452A

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD452A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD452A	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)

#625827

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6F27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE2D3F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad452a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 69, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.143 35.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7c65',
    500: '#ad452a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad452a;
$custom-light: #cd7c65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad452a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.366,
    "s": 60.93,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52612,
    "c": 0.14259,
    "h": 35.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13308
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD452A

secondary

#6EB3C5

accent

#C3E444

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEB

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD452A

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

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