#AD462D#AD462D

#AD462D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.141 H 34.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD462D
RGB	rgb(173, 70, 45)
HSL	hsl(12, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(12, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.5%, 74%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.44, 40.67, 35.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.44, 54.20, 41.38°)
OKLab	oklab(52.79% 0.1155 0.0806)
OKLCH	oklch(52.79% 0.141 34.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.8994, 13.4567, 4.0317)
Luminance	0.1345 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD462D #2D94AD

analogous

#AD2D54 #AD462D #AD862D

triadic

#AD462D #2DAD46 #462DAD

tetradic

#AD462D #54AD2D #2D94AD #862DAD

square

#AD462D #54AD2D #2D94AD #862DAD

split-complementary

#AD462D #2DAD86 #2D54AD

monochromatic

#4C1F14 #7C3220 #AD462D #CF6248 #DC8C78

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.69

#AD462D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#AD462D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD462D

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD462D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD462D	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)

#62582A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F2A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE2F41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad462d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 70, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.141 34.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7d67',
    500: '#ad462d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad462d;
$custom-light: #cd7d67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad462d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.719,
    "s": 58.716,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52786,
    "c": 0.14084,
    "h": 34.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13454
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD462D

secondary

#72B4C4

accent

#C3E246

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEB

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD462D

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

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