#AC242D#AC242D

#AC242D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.171 H 23.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC242D
RGB	rgb(172, 36, 45)
HSL	hsl(356, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(356, 79%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.1%, 73.8%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.24, 53.96, 29.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.24, 61.70, 29.01°)
OKLab	oklab(48.86% 0.1573 0.0678)
OKLCH	oklch(48.86% 0.171 23.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.1199, 10.2247, 3.5016)
Luminance	0.1022 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC242D #24ACA3

analogous

#AC2471 #AC242D #AC5F24

triadic

#AC242D #2DAC24 #242DAC

tetradic

#AC242D #71AC24 #24ACA3 #5F24AC

square

#AC242D #71AC24 #24ACA3 #5F24AC

split-complementary

#AC242D #24AC5F #2471AC

monochromatic

#470F13 #791920 #AC242D #D53842 #E06A72

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.90

#AC242D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#AC242D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC242D

6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC242D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC242D	1.00	6.90	3.04	6.90
#FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E472C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706428

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac242d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 36, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.171 23.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd6c66',
    500: '#ac242d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac242d;
$custom-light: #cd6c66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac242d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.029,
    "s": 65.385,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48855,
    "c": 0.17132,
    "h": 23.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10222
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC242D

secondary

#66C6C0

accent

#E8DD3F

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FBECEB

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC242D

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

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