#AD4E42#AD4E42

#AD4E42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.127 H 29.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD4E42
RGB	rgb(173, 78, 66)
HSL	hsl(7, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(7, 62%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.9%, 61.8%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.26, 37.94, 25.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.26, 45.95, 34.33°)
OKLab	oklab(54.26% 0.111 0.062)
OKLCH	oklch(54.26% 0.127 29.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.9432, 14.7289, 6.8933)
Luminance	0.1473 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD4E42 #42A1AD

analogous

#AD426C #AD4E42 #AD8442

triadic

#AD4E42 #42AD4E #4E42AD

tetradic

#AD4E42 #6CAD42 #42A1AD #8442AD

square

#AD4E42 #6CAD42 #42A1AD #8442AD

split-complementary

#AD4E42 #42AD84 #426CAD

monochromatic

#542620 #813A31 #AD4E42 #C57267 #D69B93

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#AD4E42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#AD4E42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD4E42

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD4E42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD4E42	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665E40

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7340

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD3D4B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad4e42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 78, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.127 29.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb8276',
    500: '#ad4e42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad4e42;
$custom-light: #cb8276;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad4e42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.729,
    "s": 44.77,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54255,
    "c": 0.12715,
    "h": 29.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14726
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD4E42

secondary

#89BBC1

accent

#C6D453

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAEFED

border

#D3CAC8

text

#140B08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD4E42

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

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