#AC2422#AC2422

#AC2422 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.173 H 27.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#AC2422
RGBrgb(172, 36, 34)
HSLhsl(1, 67%, 40%)
HSVhsv(1, 80%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 79.1%, 80.2%, 32.5%)
CIE-LABlab(38.11, 53.55, 36.24)
CIE-LCHlch(38.11, 64.66, 34.09°)
OKLaboklab(48.72% 0.1536 0.0785)
OKLCHoklch(48.72% 0.173 27.1)
XYZxyz(17.9351, 10.1508, 2.5280)
Luminance0.1015 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#AC2422 #22AAAC
analogous
#AC2265 #AC2422 #AC6922
triadic
#AC2422 #22AC24 #2422AC
tetradic
#AC2422 #65AC22 #22AAAC #6922AC
square
#AC2422 #65AC22 #22AAAC #6922AC
split-complementary
#AC2422 #22AC69 #2265AC
monochromatic
#460F0E #791918 #AC2422 #D73734 #E16967

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93
#AC2422 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03
#AC2422 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC2422
6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##AC2422#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##AC24221.006.933.036.93
#FFFFFF6.931.0021.001.00
#0000003.0321.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.931.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F4720
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#70641C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE0026
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #ac2422;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 36, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.173 27.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6c5e',
    500: '#ac2422',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #ac2422;
$custom-light: #ce6c5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#ac2422",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.87,
    "s": 66.99,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48715,
    "c": 0.17252,
    "h": 27.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10148
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#AC2422
secondary
#63C5C7
accent
#E7EA3E
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FBECE9
border
#D4C7C5
text
#160804
muted
#847A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC2422

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#AC2422 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva