#AD482F#AD482F

#AD482F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.138 H 35.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD482F
RGB	rgb(173, 72, 47)
HSL	hsl(12, 57%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(12, 73%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.4%, 72.8%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.84, 39.80, 35.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.84, 53.10, 41.46°)
OKLab	oklab(53.09% 0.1132 0.0796)
OKLCH	oklch(53.09% 0.138 35.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.0661, 13.7269, 4.2817)
Luminance	0.1372 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#AD482F #2F94AD

analogous

#AD2F55 #AD482F #AD872F

triadic

#AD482F #2FAD48 #482FAD

tetradic

#AD482F #55AD2F #2F94AD #872FAD

square

#AD482F #55AD2F #2F94AD #872FAD

split-complementary

#AD482F #2FAD87 #2F55AD

monochromatic

#4D2015 #7D3422 #AD482F #CE654B #DB8E7B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.61

#AD482F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#AD482F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD482F

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD482F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD482F	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)

#635A2C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C702C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE3243

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad482f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 72, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.138 35.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7e68',
    500: '#ad482f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad482f;
$custom-light: #cc7e68;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad482f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.905,
    "s": 57.273,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53093,
    "c": 0.13835,
    "h": 35.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13724
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD482F

secondary

#74B4C4

accent

#C2E147

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEB

border

#D3C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD482F

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

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