#AD5142#AD5142

#AD5142 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.124 H 30.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD5142
RGB	rgb(173, 81, 66)
HSL	hsl(8, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(8, 62%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.2%, 61.8%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.86, 36.41, 26.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.86, 45.13, 36.22°)
OKLab	oklab(54.71% 0.1062 0.0637)
OKLCH	oklch(54.71% 0.124 30.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.1612, 15.1650, 6.9660)
Luminance	0.1516 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD5142 #429EAD

analogous

#AD4269 #AD5142 #AD8742

triadic

#AD5142 #42AD51 #5142AD

tetradic

#AD5142 #69AD42 #429EAD #8742AD

square

#AD5142 #69AD42 #429EAD #8742AD

split-complementary

#AD5142 #42AD87 #4269AD

monochromatic

#542820 #813C31 #AD5142 #C57467 #D69D93

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#AD5142 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#AD5142 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD5142

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD5142	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD5142	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#686040

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7440

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD404E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad5142;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 81, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.124 30.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb8476',
    500: '#ad5142',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad5142;
$custom-light: #cb8476;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad5142",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.411,
    "s": 44.77,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5471,
    "c": 0.12386,
    "h": 30.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15162
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD5142

secondary

#89BAC1

accent

#C2D453

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAEFED

border

#D3CAC8

text

#140B08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD5142

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

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