#AD462B#AD462B

#AD462B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.141 H 35.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD462B
RGB	rgb(173, 70, 43)
HSL	hsl(12, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(12, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.5%, 75.1%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.42, 40.58, 36.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.42, 54.85, 42.28°)
OKLab	oklab(52.76% 0.1149 0.0824)
OKLCH	oklch(52.76% 0.141 35.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.8618, 13.4417, 3.8336)
Luminance	0.1344 (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

#AD462B #2B92AD

analogous

#AD2B51 #AD462B #AD872B

triadic

#AD462B #2BAD46 #462BAD

tetradic

#AD462B #51AD2B #2B92AD #872BAD

square

#AD462B #51AD2B #2B92AD #872BAD

split-complementary

#AD462B #2BAD87 #2B51AD

monochromatic

#4B1E13 #7C321F #AD462B #D16245 #DD8B76

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.69

#AD462B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#AD462B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD462B

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD462B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD462B	1.00	5.69	3.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625828

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE2E40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad462b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 70, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.141 35.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7d66',
    500: '#ad462b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad462b;
$custom-light: #cd7d66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad462b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.462,
    "s": 60.185,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52762,
    "c": 0.14137,
    "h": 35.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13439
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD462B

secondary

#6FB3C4

accent

#C2E344

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEB

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD462B

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

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