#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
RGB	rgb(172, 34, 37)
HSL	hsl(359, 67%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(359, 80%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.2%, 78.5%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.93, 54.24, 34.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.93, 64.19, 32.34°)
OKLab	oklab(48.59% 0.1564 0.0753)
OKLCH	oklch(48.59% 0.174 25.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.9214, 10.0512, 2.7464)
Luminance	0.1005 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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
##AC2225	1.00	6.98	3.01	6.98
#FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

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

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