#AD483D#AD483D

#AD483D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.135 H 28.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD483D
RGB	rgb(173, 72, 61)
HSL	hsl(6, 48%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(6, 65%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.4%, 64.7%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.03, 40.59, 27.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.03, 48.94, 33.95°)
OKLab	oklab(53.3% 0.1184 0.0646)
OKLCH	oklch(53.3% 0.135 28.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.3952, 13.8585, 6.0149)
Luminance	0.1386 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD483D #3DA2AD

analogous

#AD3D6A #AD483D #AD803D

triadic

#AD483D #3DAD48 #483DAD

tetradic

#AD483D #6AAD3D #3DA2AD #803DAD

square

#AD483D #6AAD3D #3DA2AD #803DAD

split-complementary

#AD483D #3DAD80 #3D6AAD

monochromatic

#53221D #80352D #AD483D #C76A60 #D7958D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.57

#AD483D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.77

#AD483D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD483D

5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD483D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD483D	1.00	5.57	3.77	5.57
#FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625B3B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B703B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD3446

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad483d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 72, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.135 28.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7f72',
    500: '#ad483d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad483d;
$custom-light: #cb7f72;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad483d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.893,
    "s": 47.863,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53298,
    "c": 0.13486,
    "h": 28.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13856
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD483D

secondary

#84BCC2

accent

#CAD750

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEC

border

#D3C9C7

text

#140A08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD483D

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

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