#AC2220#AC2220

#AC2220 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.174 H 27.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC2220
RGB	rgb(172, 34, 32)
HSL	hsl(1, 69%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(1, 81%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.2%, 81.4%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.88, 54.07, 37.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.88, 65.59, 34.48°)
OKLab	oklab(48.54% 0.1548 0.0798)
OKLCH	oklch(48.54% 0.174 27.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.8482, 10.0219, 2.3609)
Luminance	0.1002 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC2220 #20AAAC

analogous

#AC2064 #AC2220 #AC6820

triadic

#AC2220 #20AC22 #2220AC

tetradic

#AC2220 #64AC20 #20AAAC #6820AC

square

#AC2220 #64AC20 #20AAAC #6820AC

split-complementary

#AC2220 #20AC68 #2064AC

monochromatic

#450E0D #781816 #AC2220 #D93331 #E26664

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.99

#AC2220 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.00

#AC2220 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC2220

6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC2220	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC2220	1.00	6.99	3.00	6.99
#FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E461E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706419

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE0024

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac2220;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 34, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.174 27.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6b5c',
    500: '#ac2220',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac2220;
$custom-light: #ce6b5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac2220",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.857,
    "s": 68.627,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48538,
    "c": 0.17419,
    "h": 27.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10019
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC2220

secondary

#60C6C7

accent

#E9EB3C

background

#FEF6F5

surface

#FCECE9

border

#D5C7C5

text

#160704

muted

#847A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC2220

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

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