#AD4C2E#AD4C2E

#AD4C2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.135 H 37.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD4C2E
RGB	rgb(173, 76, 46)
HSL	hsl(14, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(14, 73%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.1%, 73.4%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.59, 37.76, 36.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.59, 52.55, 44.06°)
OKLab	oklab(53.66% 0.1067 0.0823)
OKLCH	oklch(53.66% 0.135 37.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.3132, 14.2530, 4.2657)
Luminance	0.1425 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD4C2E #2E8FAD

analogous

#AD2E50 #AD4C2E #AD8B2E

triadic

#AD4C2E #2EAD4C #4C2EAD

tetradic

#AD4C2E #50AD2E #2E8FAD #8B2EAD

square

#AD4C2E #50AD2E #2E8FAD #8B2EAD

split-complementary

#AD4C2E #2EAD8B #2E50AD

monochromatic

#4C2214 #7D3721 #AD4C2E #CF6949 #DC917A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#AD4C2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#AD4C2E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD4C2E

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD4C2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD4C2E	1.00	5.45	3.85	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665C2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E722B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE3745

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad4c2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 76, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.135 37.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc8168',
    500: '#ad4c2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad4c2e;
$custom-light: #cc8168;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad4c2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.173,
    "s": 57.991,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53661,
    "c": 0.13478,
    "h": 37.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1425
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD4C2E

secondary

#73B1C4

accent

#BDE147

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEB

border

#D3CAC6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD4C2E

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

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