#AC2522#AC2522

#AC2522 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.172 H 27.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#AC2522
RGBrgb(172, 37, 34)
HSLhsl(1, 67%, 40%)
HSVhsv(1, 80%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 78.5%, 80.2%, 32.5%)
CIE-LABlab(38.22, 53.24, 36.35)
CIE-LCHlch(38.22, 64.47, 34.32°)
OKLaboklab(48.8% 0.1526 0.0788)
OKLCHoklch(48.8% 0.172 27.3)
XYZxyz(17.9657, 10.2122, 2.5382)
Luminance0.1021 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#AC2522 #22A9AC
analogous
#AC2264 #AC2522 #AC6A22
triadic
#AC2522 #22AC25 #2522AC
tetradic
#AC2522 #64AC22 #22A9AC #6A22AC
square
#AC2522 #64AC22 #22A9AC #6A22AC
split-complementary
#AC2522 #22AC6A #2264AC
monochromatic
#460F0E #791A18 #AC2522 #D73834 #E16A67

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.90
#AC2522 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04
#AC2522 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC2522
6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##AC2522#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##AC25221.006.903.046.90
#FFFFFF6.901.0021.001.00
#0000003.0421.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.901.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F4720
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#71641C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE0026
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #ac2522;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 37, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.172 27.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6c5e',
    500: '#ac2522',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #ac2522;
$custom-light: #ce6c5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#ac2522",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.304,
    "s": 66.99,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48796,
    "c": 0.17177,
    "h": 27.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10209
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#AC2522
secondary
#63C4C7
accent
#E6EA3E
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FBECE9
border
#D4C7C5
text
#160804
muted
#847A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC2522

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#AC2522 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva