#AD493E#AD493E

#AD493E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.134 H 28.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD493E
RGB	rgb(173, 73, 62)
HSL	hsl(6, 47%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(6, 64%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.8%, 64.2%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.23, 40.17, 26.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.23, 48.39, 33.90°)
OKLab	oklab(53.46% 0.1172 0.064)
OKLCH	oklch(53.46% 0.134 28.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.4875, 13.9997, 6.1799)
Luminance	0.1400 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD493E #3EA2AD

analogous

#AD3E6A #AD493E #AD803E

triadic

#AD493E #3EAD49 #493EAD

tetradic

#AD493E #6AAD3E #3EA2AD #803EAD

square

#AD493E #6AAD3E #3EA2AD #803EAD

split-complementary

#AD493E #3EAD80 #3E6AAD

monochromatic

#53231E #80362E #AD493E #C76C62 #D7968F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.53

#AD493E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#AD493E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD493E

5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD493E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD493E	1.00	5.53	3.80	5.53
#FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635B3C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C713C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD3647

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad493e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 73, 62);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.134 28.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7f73',
    500: '#ad493e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad493e;
$custom-light: #cb7f73;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad493e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 62
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.946,
    "s": 47.234,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53457,
    "c": 0.13356,
    "h": 28.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13997
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD493E

secondary

#85BCC2

accent

#CAD751

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#140A08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD493E

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

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