#AD4E4E#AD4E4E

#AD4E4E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.125 H 22.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD4E4E
RGB	rgb(173, 78, 78)
HSL	hsl(0, 38%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(0, 55%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.9%, 54.9%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.48, 38.88, 19.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.48, 43.28, 26.06°)
OKLab	oklab(54.49% 0.1159 0.047)
OKLCH	oklch(54.49% 0.125 22.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.3348, 14.8856, 8.9559)
Luminance	0.1488 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD4E4E #4EADAD

analogous

#AD4E7E #AD4E4E #AD7E4E

triadic

#AD4E4E #4EAD4E #4E4EAD

tetradic

#AD4E4E #7EAD4E #4EADAD #7E4EAD

square

#AD4E4E #7EAD4E #4EADAD #7E4EAD

split-complementary

#AD4E4E #4EAD7E #4E7EAD

monochromatic

#592828 #833B3B #AD4E4E #C27777 #D5A1A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#AD4E4E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#AD4E4E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD4E4E

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD4E4E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD4E4E	1.00	5.28	3.98	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645F4D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C734C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC3F4F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad4e4e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 78, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.125 22.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca827f',
    500: '#ad4e4e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad4e4e;
$custom-light: #ca827f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad4e4e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 37.849,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5449,
    "c": 0.12504,
    "h": 22.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14883
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD4E4E

secondary

#95C2C2

accent

#CECE5A

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAEFEE

border

#D3CAC9

text

#140B0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD4E4E

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

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