#AD4E38#AD4E38

#AD4E38 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.130 H 34.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD4E38
RGB	rgb(173, 78, 56)
HSL	hsl(11, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(11, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.9%, 67.6%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.11, 37.29, 31.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.11, 48.84, 40.23°)
OKLab	oklab(54.09% 0.1071 0.0733)
OKLCH	oklch(54.09% 0.13 34.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.6737, 14.6211, 5.4741)
Luminance	0.1462 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD4E38 #3897AD

analogous

#AD385D #AD4E38 #AD8938

triadic

#AD4E38 #38AD4E #4E38AD

tetradic

#AD4E38 #5DAD38 #3897AD #8938AD

square

#AD4E38 #5DAD38 #3897AD #8938AD

split-complementary

#AD4E38 #38AD89 #385DAD

monochromatic

#51241A #7F3929 #AD4E38 #C96E59 #D89687

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#AD4E38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#AD4E38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD4E38

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD4E38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD4E38	1.00	5.35	3.92	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675E36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7336

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD3B49

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad4e38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 78, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.130 34.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb826f',
    500: '#ad4e38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad4e38;
$custom-light: #cb826f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad4e38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.282,
    "s": 51.092,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54094,
    "c": 0.12981,
    "h": 34.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14619
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD4E38

secondary

#7FB6C2

accent

#C0DB4D

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEC

border

#D3CAC7

text

#140B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD4E38

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

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