#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
RGB	rgb(172, 36, 34)
HSL	hsl(1, 67%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(1, 80%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.1%, 80.2%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.11, 53.55, 36.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.11, 64.66, 34.09°)
OKLab	oklab(48.72% 0.1536 0.0785)
OKLCH	oklch(48.72% 0.173 27.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.9351, 10.1508, 2.5280)
Luminance	0.1015 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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
##AC2422	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)

#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

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

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