#AD462E#AD462E

#AD462E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.141 H 34.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD462E
RGB	rgb(173, 70, 46)
HSL	hsl(11, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(11, 73%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.5%, 73.4%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.45, 40.72, 35.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.45, 53.88, 40.91°)
OKLab	oklab(52.8% 0.1159 0.0796)
OKLCH	oklch(52.8% 0.141 34.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.9189, 13.4645, 4.1343)
Luminance	0.1346 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD462E #2E95AD

analogous

#AD2E55 #AD462E #AD862E

triadic

#AD462E #2EAD46 #462EAD

tetradic

#AD462E #55AD2E #2E95AD #862EAD

square

#AD462E #55AD2E #2E95AD #862EAD

split-complementary

#AD462E #2EAD86 #2E55AD

monochromatic

#4C1F14 #7D3221 #AD462E #CF6349 #DC8C7A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.69

#AD462E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#AD462E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD462E

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD462E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD462E	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)

#62582B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F2B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE2F41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad462e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 70, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.141 34.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7d68',
    500: '#ad462e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad462e;
$custom-light: #cc7d68;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad462e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.339,
    "s": 57.991,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52799,
    "c": 0.14058,
    "h": 34.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13462
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD462E

secondary

#73B5C4

accent

#C4E147

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEB

border

#D3C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD462E

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

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