#AD5238#AD5238

#AD5238 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.126 H 36.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD5238
RGB	rgb(173, 82, 56)
HSL	hsl(13, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(13, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.6%, 67.6%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.92, 35.23, 32.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.92, 47.93, 42.69°)
OKLab	oklab(54.71% 0.1008 0.0754)
OKLCH	oklch(54.71% 0.126 36.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.9666, 15.2069, 5.5717)
Luminance	0.1520 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD5238 #3893AD

analogous

#AD3859 #AD5238 #AD8C38

triadic

#AD5238 #38AD52 #5238AD

tetradic

#AD5238 #59AD38 #3893AD #8C38AD

square

#AD5238 #59AD38 #3893AD #8C38AD

split-complementary

#AD5238 #38AD8C #3859AD

monochromatic

#51261A #7F3C29 #AD5238 #C97259 #D89987

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#AD5238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#AD5238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD5238

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD5238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD5238	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)

#6A6035

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807436

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD404C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad5238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 82, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.126 36.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb856f',
    500: '#ad5238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad5238;
$custom-light: #cb856f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad5238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.333,
    "s": 51.092,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54706,
    "c": 0.12585,
    "h": 36.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15204
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD5238

secondary

#7FB3C2

accent

#BBDB4D

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEC

border

#D3CAC7

text

#140B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD5238

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

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