#AD462A#AD462A

#AD462A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.142 H 36.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD462A
RGB	rgb(173, 70, 42)
HSL	hsl(13, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(13, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.5%, 75.7%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.41, 40.54, 37.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.41, 55.18, 42.72°)
OKLab	oklab(52.75% 0.1145 0.0833)
OKLCH	oklch(52.75% 0.142 36)
XYZ	xyz(19.8437, 13.4344, 3.7382)
Luminance	0.1343 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD462A #2A91AD

analogous

#AD2A50 #AD462A #AD872A

triadic

#AD462A #2AAD46 #462AAD

tetradic

#AD462A #50AD2A #2A91AD #872AAD

square

#AD462A #50AD2A #2A91AD #872AAD

split-complementary

#AD462A #2AAD87 #2A50AD

monochromatic

#4B1E12 #7C321E #AD462A #D16143 #DD8B74

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.70

#AD462A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#AD462A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD462A

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD462A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD462A	1.00	5.70	3.69	5.70
#FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625826

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE2E40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad462a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 70, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.142 36.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7d65',
    500: '#ad462a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad462a;
$custom-light: #cd7d65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad462a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.824,
    "s": 60.93,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52751,
    "c": 0.14163,
    "h": 36
  },
  "luminance": 0.13432
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD462A

secondary

#6EB2C5

accent

#C2E444

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEB

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD462A

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

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