#AD7272#AD7272

#AD7272 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.075 H 19.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD7272
RGB	rgb(173, 114, 114)
HSL	hsl(0, 26%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(0, 34%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 34.1%, 34.1%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.17, 23.31, 9.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.17, 25.22, 22.39°)
OKLab	oklab(61.38% 0.0708 0.025)
OKLCH	oklch(61.38% 0.075 19.4)
XYZ	xyz(26.2891, 22.1356, 18.8043)
Luminance	0.2213 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD7272 #72ADAD

analogous

#AD7290 #AD7272 #AD9072

triadic

#AD7272 #72AD72 #7272AD

tetradic

#AD7272 #90AD72 #72ADAD #9072AD

square

#AD7272 #90AD72 #72ADAD #9072AD

split-complementary

#AD7272 #72AD90 #7290AD

monochromatic

#683D3D #8F5353 #AD7272 #C49999 #DABFBF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.87

#AD7272 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.43

#AD7272 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AD7272

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD7272	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AD7272	1.00	3.87	5.43	5.43
#FFFFFF	3.87	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.43	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.43	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D7B72

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8B8671

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B86C72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad7272;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 114, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.075 19.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c79b9a',
    500: '#ad7272',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad7272;
$custom-light: #c79b9a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad7272",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 26.457,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61381,
    "c": 0.07507,
    "h": 19.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.22134
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD7272

secondary

#B1CACA

accent

#C3C365

background

#FCF9F9

surface

#F8F2F2

border

#D1CCCC

text

#130E0E

muted

#827E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD7272

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

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