#AC232C#AC232C

#AC232C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.172 H 23.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC232C
RGB	rgb(172, 35, 44)
HSL	hsl(356, 66%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(356, 80%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.7%, 74.4%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.12, 54.22, 30.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.12, 62.15, 29.27°)
OKLab	oklab(48.76% 0.1579 0.0686)
OKLCH	oklch(48.76% 0.172 23.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.0710, 10.1574, 3.3915)
Luminance	0.1016 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC232C #23ACA3

analogous

#AC2371 #AC232C #AC5E23

triadic

#AC232C #2CAC23 #232CAC

tetradic

#AC232C #71AC23 #23ACA3 #5E23AC

square

#AC232C #71AC23 #23ACA3 #5E23AC

split-complementary

#AC232C #23AC5E #2371AC

monochromatic

#460E12 #79191F #AC232C #D63641 #E06971

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#AC232C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#AC232C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC232C

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC232C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC232C	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)

#4E472B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6427

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE0028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac232c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 35, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.172 23.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd6c65',
    500: '#ac232c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac232c;
$custom-light: #cd6c65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac232c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.058,
    "s": 66.184,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48762,
    "c": 0.17217,
    "h": 23.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10155
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC232C

secondary

#64C6C0

accent

#E9DE3F

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FBECEB

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC232C

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

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