#AD5242#AD5242

#AD5242 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.123 H 31.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD5242
RGB	rgb(173, 82, 66)
HSL	hsl(9, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(9, 62%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.6%, 61.8%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.06, 35.89, 26.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.06, 44.86, 36.87°)
OKLab	oklab(54.86% 0.1046 0.0643)
OKLCH	oklch(54.86% 0.123 31.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.2361, 15.3147, 6.9909)
Luminance	0.1531 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD5242 #429DAD

analogous

#AD4268 #AD5242 #AD8842

triadic

#AD5242 #42AD52 #5242AD

tetradic

#AD5242 #68AD42 #429DAD #8842AD

square

#AD5242 #68AD42 #429DAD #8842AD

split-complementary

#AD5242 #42AD88 #4268AD

monochromatic

#542820 #813D31 #AD5242 #C57567 #D69D93

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.17

#AD5242 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#AD5242 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD5242

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD5242	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD5242	1.00	5.17	4.06	5.17
#FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696140

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7540

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD424E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad5242;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 82, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.123 31.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb8576',
    500: '#ad5242',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad5242;
$custom-light: #cb8576;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad5242",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.972,
    "s": 44.77,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54864,
    "c": 0.12278,
    "h": 31.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15312
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD5242

secondary

#89B9C1

accent

#C1D453

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAEFED

border

#D3CAC8

text

#140B08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD5242

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

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