#AD4E32#AD4E32

#AD4E32 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.132 H 37.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD4E32
RGB	rgb(173, 78, 50)
HSL	hsl(14, 55%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(14, 71%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.9%, 71.1%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.03, 36.95, 34.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.03, 50.78, 43.32°)
OKLab	oklab(54.01% 0.105 0.0795)
OKLCH	oklch(54.01% 0.132 37.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.5357, 14.5659, 4.7471)
Luminance	0.1456 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD4E32 #3291AD

analogous

#AD3253 #AD4E32 #AD8B32

triadic

#AD4E32 #32AD4E #4E32AD

tetradic

#AD4E32 #53AD32 #3291AD #8B32AD

square

#AD4E32 #53AD32 #3291AD #8B32AD

split-complementary

#AD4E32 #32AD8B #3253AD

monochromatic

#4E2317 #7E3924 #AD4E32 #CC6C50 #DA947F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.37

#AD4E32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.91

#AD4E32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD4E32

5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD4E32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD4E32	1.00	5.37	3.91	5.37
#FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#685E2F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7230

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE3A48

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad4e32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 78, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.132 37.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc826b',
    500: '#ad4e32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad4e32;
$custom-light: #cc826b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad4e32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.659,
    "s": 55.157,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5401,
    "c": 0.13165,
    "h": 37.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14563
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD4E32

secondary

#78B2C3

accent

#BDDE49

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEB

border

#D3CAC6

text

#150B06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD4E32

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

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