#AD5237#AD5237

#AD5237 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.126 H 37.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD5237
RGB	rgb(173, 82, 55)
HSL	hsl(14, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(14, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.6%, 68.2%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.90, 35.17, 33.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.90, 48.26, 43.22°)
OKLab	oklab(54.69% 0.1004 0.0764)
OKLCH	oklch(54.69% 0.126 37.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.9424, 15.1972, 5.4442)
Luminance	0.1520 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD5237 #3792AD

analogous

#AD3757 #AD5237 #AD8D37

triadic

#AD5237 #37AD52 #5237AD

tetradic

#AD5237 #57AD37 #3792AD #8D37AD

square

#AD5237 #57AD37 #3792AD #8D37AD

split-complementary

#AD5237 #37AD8D #3757AD

monochromatic

#502619 #7F3C28 #AD5237 #CA7257 #D89986

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#AD5237 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#AD5237 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD5237

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD5237	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD5237	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)

#6A6034

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807435

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD404C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad5237;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 82, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.126 37.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb856f',
    500: '#ad5237',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad5237;
$custom-light: #cb856f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad5237",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.729,
    "s": 51.754,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54691,
    "c": 0.12619,
    "h": 37.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15195
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD5237

secondary

#7DB3C2

accent

#BBDB4D

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEC

border

#D3CAC7

text

#140B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD5237

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

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