#AC2524#AC2524

#AC2524 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.172 H 26.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC2524
RGB	rgb(172, 37, 36)
HSL	hsl(0, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(0, 79%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.5%, 79.1%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.24, 53.31, 35.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.24, 63.90, 33.47°)
OKLab	oklab(48.82% 0.1533 0.077)
OKLCH	oklch(48.82% 0.172 26.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.9954, 10.2240, 2.6946)
Luminance	0.1022 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC2524 #24ABAC

analogous

#AC2467 #AC2524 #AC6924

triadic

#AC2524 #24AC25 #2524AC

tetradic

#AC2524 #67AC24 #24ABAC #6924AC

square

#AC2524 #67AC24 #24ABAC #6924AC

split-complementary

#AC2524 #24AC69 #2467AC

monochromatic

#470F0F #791A19 #AC2524 #D53938 #E06B6A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.90

#AC2524 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#AC2524 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC2524

6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC2524	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC2524	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)

#4F4722

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#70651E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE0027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac2524;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 37, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.172 26.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6c5f',
    500: '#ac2524',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac2524;
$custom-light: #ce6c5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac2524",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.441,
    "s": 65.385,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48819,
    "c": 0.17152,
    "h": 26.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10221
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC2524

secondary

#66C5C6

accent

#E7E83F

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FBECE9

border

#D4C7C5

text

#150804

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC2524

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

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