#AD5236#AD5236

#AD5236 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.127 H 37.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD5236
RGB	rgb(173, 82, 54)
HSL	hsl(14, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(14, 69%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.6%, 68.8%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.89, 35.11, 33.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.89, 48.59, 43.73°)
OKLab	oklab(54.68% 0.1001 0.0775)
OKLCH	oklch(54.68% 0.127 37.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.9187, 15.1877, 5.3193)
Luminance	0.1519 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD5236 #3691AD

analogous

#AD3655 #AD5236 #AD8E36

triadic

#AD5236 #36AD52 #5236AD

tetradic

#AD5236 #55AD36 #3691AD #8E36AD

square

#AD5236 #55AD36 #3691AD #8E36AD

split-complementary

#AD5236 #36AD8E #3655AD

monochromatic

#502619 #7E3C27 #AD5236 #CA7156 #D99885

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#AD5236 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#AD5236 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD5236

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD5236	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD5236	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)

#6A6033

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817434

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD404C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad5236;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 82, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.127 37.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb856e',
    500: '#ad5236',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad5236;
$custom-light: #cb856e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad5236",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.118,
    "s": 52.423,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54677,
    "c": 0.12652,
    "h": 37.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15185
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD5236

secondary

#7CB2C2

accent

#BADC4C

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEC

border

#D3CAC7

text

#140B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD5236

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

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