#AC2225#AC2225

#AC2225 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.174 H 25.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#AC2225
RGBrgb(172, 34, 37)
HSLhsl(359, 67%, 40%)
HSVhsv(359, 80%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 80.2%, 78.5%, 32.5%)
CIE-LABlab(37.93, 54.24, 34.34)
CIE-LCHlch(37.93, 64.19, 32.34°)
OKLaboklab(48.59% 0.1564 0.0753)
OKLCHoklch(48.59% 0.174 25.7)
XYZxyz(17.9214, 10.0512, 2.7464)
Luminance0.1005 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#AC2225 #22ACA9
analogous
#AC226A #AC2225 #AC6422
triadic
#AC2225 #25AC22 #2225AC
tetradic
#AC2225 #6AAC22 #22ACA9 #6422AC
square
#AC2225 #6AAC22 #22ACA9 #6422AC
split-complementary
#AC2225 #22AC64 #226AAC
monochromatic
#460E0F #79181A #AC2225 #D73438 #E1676A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.98
#AC2225 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01
#AC2225 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC2225
6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##AC2225#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##AC22251.006.983.016.98
#FFFFFF6.981.0021.001.00
#0000003.0121.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.981.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E4623
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#70641F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE0025
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #ac2225;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 34, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.174 25.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6b60',
    500: '#ac2225',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #ac2225;
$custom-light: #ce6b60;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#ac2225",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.696,
    "s": 66.99,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48594,
    "c": 0.17362,
    "h": 25.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10048
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#AC2225
secondary
#63C7C4
accent
#EAE63E
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FBECE9
border
#D4C7C5
text
#150705
muted
#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC2225

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#AC2225 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva