#AD5243#AD5243

#AD5243 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.123 H 31.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#AD5243
RGBrgb(173, 82, 67)
HSLhsl(8, 44%, 47%)
HSVhsv(8, 61%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 52.6%, 61.3%, 32.2%)
CIE-LABlab(46.08, 35.96, 26.35)
CIE-LCHlch(46.08, 44.58, 36.23°)
OKLaboklab(54.88% 0.105 0.0631)
OKLCHoklch(54.88% 0.123 31)
XYZxyz(21.2658, 15.3266, 7.1475)
Luminance0.1532 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#AD5243 #439EAD
analogous
#AD4369 #AD5243 #AD8743
triadic
#AD5243 #43AD52 #5243AD
tetradic
#AD5243 #69AD43 #439EAD #8743AD
square
#AD5243 #69AD43 #439EAD #8743AD
split-complementary
#AD5243 #43AD87 #4369AD
monochromatic
#552821 #813D32 #AD5243 #C57668 #D69E95

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.17
#AD5243 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06
#AD5243 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD5243
5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##AD5243#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##AD52431.005.174.065.17
#FFFFFF5.171.0021.001.00
#0000004.0621.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.171.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#696141
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F7541
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD424F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #ad5243;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 82, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.123 31.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb8577',
    500: '#ad5243',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #ad5243;
$custom-light: #cb8577;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#ad5243",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.491,
    "s": 44.167,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54881,
    "c": 0.12251,
    "h": 31
  },
  "luminance": 0.15324
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#AD5243
secondary
#8ABAC1
accent
#C2D454
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FAEFED
border
#D3CAC8
text
#140B08
muted
#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD5243

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#AD5243 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva