#AD482E#AD482E

#AD482E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.139 H 35.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD482E
RGB	rgb(173, 72, 46)
HSL	hsl(12, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(12, 73%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.4%, 73.4%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.83, 39.75, 35.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.83, 53.43, 41.93°)
OKLab	oklab(53.08% 0.1129 0.0805)
OKLCH	oklch(53.08% 0.139 35.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.0461, 13.7189, 4.1767)
Luminance	0.1372 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD482E #2E93AD

analogous

#AD2E54 #AD482E #AD872E

triadic

#AD482E #2EAD48 #482EAD

tetradic

#AD482E #54AD2E #2E93AD #872EAD

square

#AD482E #54AD2E #2E93AD #872EAD

split-complementary

#AD482E #2EAD87 #2E54AD

monochromatic

#4C2014 #7D3421 #AD482E #CF6549 #DC8E7A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.61

#AD482E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#AD482E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD482E

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD482E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD482E	1.00	5.61	3.74	5.61
#FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645A2B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C702B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE3242

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad482e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 72, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.139 35.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7e68',
    500: '#ad482e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad482e;
$custom-light: #cc7e68;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad482e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.283,
    "s": 57.991,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5308,
    "c": 0.13863,
    "h": 35.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13716
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD482E

secondary

#73B3C4

accent

#C2E147

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEB

border

#D3C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD482E

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

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