#AD492D#AD492D

#AD492D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.138 H 36.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD492D
RGB	rgb(173, 73, 45)
HSL	hsl(13, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(13, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.8%, 74%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.00, 39.21, 36.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.00, 53.53, 42.91°)
OKLab	oklab(53.21% 0.111 0.0819)
OKLCH	oklch(53.21% 0.138 36.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.0918, 13.8414, 4.0958)
Luminance	0.1384 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD492D #2D91AD

analogous

#AD2D51 #AD492D #AD892D

triadic

#AD492D #2DAD49 #492DAD

tetradic

#AD492D #51AD2D #2D91AD #892DAD

square

#AD492D #51AD2D #2D91AD #892DAD

split-complementary

#AD492D #2DAD89 #2D51AD

monochromatic

#4C2014 #7C3520 #AD492D #CF6548 #DC8E78

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.57

#AD492D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.77

#AD492D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD492D

5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD492D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD492D	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)

#645A2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D702A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE3343

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad492d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 73, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.138 36.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7f67',
    500: '#ad492d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad492d;
$custom-light: #cc7f67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad492d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.125,
    "s": 58.716,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53211,
    "c": 0.13794,
    "h": 36.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13839
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD492D

secondary

#72B2C4

accent

#C0E246

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEB

border

#D3C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD492D

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

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