#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
RGB	rgb(172, 37, 34)
HSL	hsl(1, 67%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(1, 80%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.5%, 80.2%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.22, 53.24, 36.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.22, 64.47, 34.32°)
OKLab	oklab(48.8% 0.1526 0.0788)
OKLCH	oklch(48.8% 0.172 27.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.9657, 10.2122, 2.5382)
Luminance	0.1021 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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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
##AC2522	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)

#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

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

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