#AD4E36#AD4E36

#AD4E36 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.130 H 35.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD4E36
RGB	rgb(173, 78, 54)
HSL	hsl(12, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(12, 69%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.9%, 68.8%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.08, 37.17, 32.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.08, 49.48, 41.30°)
OKLab	oklab(54.07% 0.1064 0.0754)
OKLCH	oklch(54.07% 0.13 35.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.6258, 14.6019, 5.2216)
Luminance	0.1460 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD4E36 #3695AD

analogous

#AD365A #AD4E36 #AD8A36

triadic

#AD4E36 #36AD4E #4E36AD

tetradic

#AD4E36 #5AAD36 #3695AD #8A36AD

square

#AD4E36 #5AAD36 #3695AD #8A36AD

split-complementary

#AD4E36 #36AD8A #365AAD

monochromatic

#502419 #7E3927 #AD4E36 #CA6D56 #D99685

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.36

#AD4E36 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#AD4E36 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD4E36

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD4E36	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD4E36	1.00	5.36	3.92	5.36
#FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675E33

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7334

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE3B49

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad4e36;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 78, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.130 35.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc826e',
    500: '#ad4e36',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad4e36;
$custom-light: #cc826e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad4e36",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.101,
    "s": 52.423,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54065,
    "c": 0.13041,
    "h": 35.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14599
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD4E36

secondary

#7CB4C2

accent

#BFDC4C

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEC

border

#D3CAC7

text

#150B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD4E36

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

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