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#ad280c

a dark, electric red · warm · closest name: firebrick

RGB
173, 40, 12
HSL
10°, 87%, 36%
CMYK
0, 77, 93, 32
Luminance
0.1043

Every format

HEX#ad280c
RGBrgb(173, 40, 12)
HSLhsl(10, 87%, 36%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 77%, 93%, 32%)
LABlab(38.6 52.1 47.2)
LCHlch(38.6 70.3 42.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.491 0.173 32.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ad280c;
background-color: #ad280c;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ad280c] bg-[#ad280c]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ad280c;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.678, green: 0.157, blue: 0.047)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ad280c")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ad280c on white: 6.81:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ad280c on black: 3.09:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red67.8%
Green15.7%
Blue4.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta76.9%
Yellow93.1%
Key (black)32.2%

Color previews

#ad280c text on a black background

contrast 3.09:1

Card sample

#ad280c text on a white background

contrast 6.81:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ad280c;
Background color
Panel with #ad280c background
background-color: #ad280c;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ad280c;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(173, 40, 12, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(173, 40, 12, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ad280c;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ad280c, #AD930C);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ad280c

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #ad280c in the Color Lab