#AC242A#AC242A

#AC242A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.172 H 24.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC242A
RGB	rgb(172, 36, 42)
HSL	hsl(357, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(357, 79%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.1%, 75.6%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.20, 53.84, 31.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.20, 62.47, 30.47°)
OKLab	oklab(48.81% 0.1563 0.0709)
OKLCH	oklch(48.81% 0.172 24.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.0642, 10.2024, 3.2082)
Luminance	0.1020 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC242A #24ACA6

analogous

#AC246E #AC242A #AC6224

triadic

#AC242A #2AAC24 #242AAC

tetradic

#AC242A #6EAC24 #24ACA6 #6224AC

square

#AC242A #6EAC24 #24ACA6 #6224AC

split-complementary

#AC242A #24AC62 #246EAC

monochromatic

#470F11 #79191E #AC242A #D5383F #E06A70

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#AC242A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#AC242A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC242A

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC242A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC242A	1.00	6.91	3.04	6.91
#FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E4729

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706425

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE0028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac242a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 36, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.172 24.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6c64',
    500: '#ac242a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac242a;
$custom-light: #ce6c64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac242a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.353,
    "s": 65.385,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48813,
    "c": 0.1716,
    "h": 24.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.102
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC242A

secondary

#66C6C2

accent

#E8E13F

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FBECEA

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC242A

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

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