#AD452B#AD452B

#AD452B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.142 H 35.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD452B
RGB	rgb(173, 69, 43)
HSL	hsl(12, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(12, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.1%, 75.1%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.24, 41.06, 36.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.24, 55.07, 41.79°)
OKLab	oklab(52.62% 0.1163 0.082)
OKLCH	oklch(52.62% 0.142 35.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.7998, 13.3176, 3.8130)
Luminance	0.1331 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD452B #2B93AD

analogous

#AD2B52 #AD452B #AD862B

triadic

#AD452B #2BAD45 #452BAD

tetradic

#AD452B #52AD2B #2B93AD #862BAD

square

#AD452B #52AD2B #2B93AD #862BAD

split-complementary

#AD452B #2BAD86 #2B52AD

monochromatic

#4B1E13 #7C311F #AD452B #D16145 #DD8A76

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.73

#AD452B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#AD452B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD452B

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD452B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD452B	1.00	5.73	3.66	5.73
#FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625828

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6F28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE2D3F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad452b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 69, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.142 35.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7c66',
    500: '#ad452b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad452b;
$custom-light: #cd7c66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad452b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12,
    "s": 60.185,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52624,
    "c": 0.14233,
    "h": 35.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13315
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD452B

secondary

#6FB3C4

accent

#C4E344

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEB

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD452B

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

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