#AD5235#AD5235

#AD5235 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.127 H 38.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD5235
RGB	rgb(173, 82, 53)
HSL	hsl(15, 53%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(15, 69%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.6%, 69.4%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.88, 35.05, 34.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.88, 48.93, 44.24°)
OKLab	oklab(54.66% 0.0997 0.0785)
OKLCH	oklch(54.66% 0.127 38.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.8954, 15.1784, 5.1968)
Luminance	0.1518 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD5235 #3590AD

analogous

#AD3554 #AD5235 #AD8E35

triadic

#AD5235 #35AD52 #5235AD

tetradic

#AD5235 #54AD35 #3590AD #8E35AD

square

#AD5235 #54AD35 #3590AD #8E35AD

split-complementary

#AD5235 #35AD8E #3554AD

monochromatic

#4F2618 #7E3C27 #AD5235 #CB7154 #D99883

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#AD5235 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#AD5235 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD5235

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD5235	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD5235	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A6032

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817433

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD404B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad5235;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 82, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.127 38.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb856d',
    500: '#ad5235',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad5235;
$custom-light: #cb856d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad5235",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.5,
    "s": 53.097,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54664,
    "c": 0.12687,
    "h": 38.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15176
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD5235

secondary

#7BB1C3

accent

#B9DD4B

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEB

border

#D3CAC6

text

#140B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD5235

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

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