#AC2426#AC2426

#AC2426 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.172 H 25.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC2426
RGB	rgb(172, 36, 38)
HSL	hsl(359, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(359, 79%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.1%, 77.9%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.16, 53.68, 33.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.16, 63.54, 32.34°)
OKLab	oklab(48.76% 0.1549 0.0749)
OKLCH	oklch(48.76% 0.172 25.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.9961, 10.1752, 2.8498)
Luminance	0.1017 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC2426 #24ACAA

analogous

#AC246A #AC2426 #AC6624

triadic

#AC2426 #26AC24 #2426AC

tetradic

#AC2426 #6AAC24 #24ACAA #6624AC

square

#AC2426 #6AAC24 #24ACAA #6624AC

split-complementary

#AC2426 #24AC66 #246AAC

monochromatic

#470F10 #79191B #AC2426 #D5383A #E06A6C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.92

#AC2426 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#AC2426 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC2426

6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC2426	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC2426	1.00	6.92	3.03	6.92
#FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F4724

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706420

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE0027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac2426;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 36, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.172 25.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6c61',
    500: '#ac2426',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac2426;
$custom-light: #ce6c61;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac2426",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.118,
    "s": 65.385,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48761,
    "c": 0.17205,
    "h": 25.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10172
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC2426

secondary

#66C6C5

accent

#E8E63F

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FBECE9

border

#D4C7C5

text

#150805

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC2426

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

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