#AC2423#AC2423

#AC2423 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.172 H 26.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC2423
RGB	rgb(172, 36, 35)
HSL	hsl(0, 66%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(0, 80%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.1%, 79.7%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.12, 53.58, 35.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.12, 64.37, 33.66°)
OKLab	oklab(48.73% 0.1539 0.0776)
OKLCH	oklch(48.73% 0.172 26.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.9497, 10.1566, 2.6051)
Luminance	0.1015 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC2423 #23ABAC

analogous

#AC2366 #AC2423 #AC6823

triadic

#AC2423 #23AC24 #2423AC

tetradic

#AC2423 #66AC23 #23ABAC #6823AC

square

#AC2423 #66AC23 #23ABAC #6823AC

split-complementary

#AC2423 #23AC68 #2366AC

monochromatic

#460F0E #791919 #AC2423 #D63736 #E06A69

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#AC2423 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#AC2423 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC2423

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC2423	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC2423	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)

#4F4721

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#70641D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE0026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac2423;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 36, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.172 26.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6c5f',
    500: '#ac2423',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac2423;
$custom-light: #ce6c5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac2423",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.438,
    "s": 66.184,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48726,
    "c": 0.17239,
    "h": 26.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10154
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC2423

secondary

#64C6C6

accent

#E8E93F

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FBECE9

border

#D4C7C5

text

#160804

muted

#847A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC2423

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

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