#AD5342#AD5342

#AD5342 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.122 H 32.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD5342
RGB	rgb(173, 83, 66)
HSL	hsl(10, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(10, 62%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52%, 61.8%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.27, 35.37, 27.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.27, 44.60, 37.53°)
OKLab	oklab(55.02% 0.103 0.0648)
OKLCH	oklch(55.02% 0.122 32.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.3120, 15.4666, 7.0162)
Luminance	0.1546 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD5342 #429CAD

analogous

#AD4266 #AD5342 #AD8942

triadic

#AD5342 #42AD53 #5342AD

tetradic

#AD5342 #66AD42 #429CAD #8942AD

square

#AD5342 #66AD42 #429CAD #8942AD

split-complementary

#AD5342 #42AD89 #4266AD

monochromatic

#542820 #813E31 #AD5342 #C57667 #D69E93

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#AD5342 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#AD5342 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD5342

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD5342	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD5342	1.00	5.13	4.09	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A6240

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807540

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD434F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad5342;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 83, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.122 32.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb8576',
    500: '#ad5342',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad5342;
$custom-light: #cb8576;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad5342",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.533,
    "s": 44.77,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55019,
    "c": 0.12172,
    "h": 32.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15464
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD5342

secondary

#89B9C1

accent

#C0D453

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAEFED

border

#D3CAC8

text

#140B08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD5342

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

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