#AC232B#AC232B

#AC232B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.172 H 23.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC232B
RGB	rgb(172, 35, 43)
HSL	hsl(356, 66%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(356, 80%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.7%, 75%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.11, 54.18, 30.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.11, 62.41, 29.76°)
OKLab	oklab(48.75% 0.1576 0.0696)
OKLCH	oklch(48.75% 0.172 23.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.0525, 10.1500, 3.2936)
Luminance	0.1015 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC232B #23ACA4

analogous

#AC2370 #AC232B #AC5F23

triadic

#AC232B #2BAC23 #232BAC

tetradic

#AC232B #70AC23 #23ACA4 #5F23AC

square

#AC232B #70AC23 #23ACA4 #5F23AC

split-complementary

#AC232B #23AC5F #2370AC

monochromatic

#460E12 #79191E #AC232B #D6363F #E06970

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#AC232B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#AC232B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC232B

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC232B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC232B	1.00	6.93	3.03	6.93
#FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E472A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706426

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE0028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac232b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 35, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.172 23.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd6b64',
    500: '#ac232b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac232b;
$custom-light: #cd6b64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac232b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.496,
    "s": 66.184,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48748,
    "c": 0.17226,
    "h": 23.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10147
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC232B

secondary

#64C6C1

accent

#E9DF3F

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FBECEB

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC232B

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

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