#AD5137#AD5137

#AD5137 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.127 H 36.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD5137
RGB	rgb(173, 81, 55)
HSL	hsl(13, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(13, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.2%, 68.2%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.70, 35.69, 32.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.70, 48.48, 42.59°)
OKLab	oklab(54.54% 0.102 0.0759)
OKLCH	oklch(54.54% 0.127 36.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.8675, 15.0475, 5.4193)
Luminance	0.1505 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD5137 #3793AD

analogous

#AD3758 #AD5137 #AD8C37

triadic

#AD5137 #37AD51 #5137AD

tetradic

#AD5137 #58AD37 #3793AD #8C37AD

square

#AD5137 #58AD37 #3793AD #8C37AD

split-complementary

#AD5137 #37AD8C #3758AD

monochromatic

#502619 #7F3B28 #AD5137 #CA7157 #D89886

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#AD5137 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#AD5137 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD5137

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD5137	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD5137	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696034

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807435

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD3F4B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad5137;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 81, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.127 36.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb846e',
    500: '#ad5137',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad5137;
$custom-light: #cb846e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad5137",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.22,
    "s": 51.754,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54536,
    "c": 0.12716,
    "h": 36.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15045
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD5137

secondary

#7DB3C2

accent

#BCDB4D

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEC

border

#D3CAC7

text

#140B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD5137

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

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