#AC232F#AC232F

#AC232F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.172 H 22.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC232F
RGB	rgb(172, 35, 47)
HSL	hsl(355, 66%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(355, 80%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.7%, 72.7%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.16, 54.35, 28.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.16, 61.42, 27.76°)
OKLab	oklab(48.81% 0.159 0.0653)
OKLCH	oklch(48.81% 0.172 22.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.1295, 10.1808, 3.6993)
Luminance	0.1018 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC232F #23ACA0

analogous

#AC2373 #AC232F #AC5C23

triadic

#AC232F #2FAC23 #232FAC

tetradic

#AC232F #73AC23 #23ACA0 #5C23AC

square

#AC232F #73AC23 #23ACA0 #5C23AC

split-complementary

#AC232F #23AC5C #2373AC

monochromatic

#460E13 #791921 #AC232F #D63644 #E06973

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.92

#AC232F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#AC232F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC232F

6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC232F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC232F	1.00	6.92	3.04	6.92
#FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D472E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F642A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac232f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 35, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.172 22.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd6c67',
    500: '#ac232f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac232f;
$custom-light: #cd6c67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac232f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.745,
    "s": 66.184,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48806,
    "c": 0.17192,
    "h": 22.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10178
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC232F

secondary

#64C6BE

accent

#E9DA3F

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FBECEB

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC232F

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

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