#AC2520#AC2520

#AC2520 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.172 H 27.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC2520
RGB	rgb(172, 37, 32)
HSL	hsl(2, 69%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(2, 81%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.5%, 81.4%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.20, 53.18, 37.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.20, 65.04, 35.15°)
OKLab	oklab(48.78% 0.152 0.0805)
OKLCH	oklch(48.78% 0.172 27.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.9377, 10.2010, 2.3907)
Luminance	0.1020 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC2520 #20A7AC

analogous

#AC2061 #AC2520 #AC6B20

triadic

#AC2520 #20AC25 #2520AC

tetradic

#AC2520 #61AC20 #20A7AC #6B20AC

square

#AC2520 #61AC20 #20A7AC #6B20AC

split-complementary

#AC2520 #20AC6B #2061AC

monochromatic

#450F0D #781A16 #AC2520 #D93731 #E26964

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#AC2520 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#AC2520 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC2520

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC2520	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC2520	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)

#50471E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716419

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE0026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac2520;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 37, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.172 27.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6c5d',
    500: '#ac2520',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac2520;
$custom-light: #ce6c5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac2520",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.143,
    "s": 68.627,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48775,
    "c": 0.17202,
    "h": 27.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10198
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC2520

secondary

#60C4C7

accent

#E5EB3C

background

#FEF6F5

surface

#FCECE9

border

#D5C7C5

text

#160804

muted

#847A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC2520

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

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