#AD4546#AD4546

#AD4546 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.137 H 22.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD4546
RGB	rgb(173, 69, 70)
HSL	hsl(359, 43%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(359, 60%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.1%, 59.5%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.63, 42.67, 21.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.63, 47.74, 26.67°)
OKLab	oklab(53.05% 0.1265 0.0521)
OKLCH	oklch(53.05% 0.137 22.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.4690, 13.5853, 7.3375)
Luminance	0.1358 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD4546 #45ADAC

analogous

#AD457A #AD4546 #AD7845

triadic

#AD4546 #46AD45 #4546AD

tetradic

#AD4546 #7AAD45 #45ADAC #7845AD

square

#AD4546 #7AAD45 #45ADAC #7845AD

split-complementary

#AD4546 #45AD78 #457AAD

monochromatic

#552223 #813434 #AD4546 #C46B6C #D59798

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#AD4546 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#AD4546 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD4546

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD4546	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD4546	1.00	5.65	3.72	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5945

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796F43

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD3246

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad4546;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 69, 70);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.137 22.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7d79',
    500: '#ad4546',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad4546;
$custom-light: #cb7d79;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad4546",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 70
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.423,
    "s": 42.975,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53048,
    "c": 0.13681,
    "h": 22.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13583
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD4546

secondary

#8CC1C1

accent

#D3D255

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#140A09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD4546

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

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