#AD5138#AD5138

#AD5138 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.127 H 36.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD5138
RGB	rgb(173, 81, 56)
HSL	hsl(13, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(13, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.2%, 67.6%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.71, 35.75, 32.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.71, 48.15, 42.06°)
OKLab	oklab(54.55% 0.1024 0.0749)
OKLCH	oklch(54.55% 0.127 36.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.8917, 15.0572, 5.5468)
Luminance	0.1505 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD5138 #3894AD

analogous

#AD3859 #AD5138 #AD8C38

triadic

#AD5138 #38AD51 #5138AD

tetradic

#AD5138 #59AD38 #3894AD #8C38AD

square

#AD5138 #59AD38 #3894AD #8C38AD

split-complementary

#AD5138 #38AD8C #3859AD

monochromatic

#51261A #7F3B29 #AD5138 #C97159 #D89887

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#AD5138 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#AD5138 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD5138

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD5138	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD5138	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)

#696035

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807436

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD3F4B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad5138;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 81, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.127 36.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb846f',
    500: '#ad5138',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad5138;
$custom-light: #cb846f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad5138",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.821,
    "s": 51.092,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54551,
    "c": 0.12682,
    "h": 36.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15055
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD5138

secondary

#7FB4C2

accent

#BCDB4D

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEC

border

#D3CAC7

text

#140B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD5138

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

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