#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
RGBrgb(172, 37, 36)
HSLhsl(0, 65%, 41%)
HSVhsv(0, 79%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 78.5%, 79.1%, 32.5%)
CIE-LABlab(38.24, 53.31, 35.24)
CIE-LCHlch(38.24, 63.90, 33.47°)
OKLaboklab(48.82% 0.1533 0.077)
OKLCHoklch(48.82% 0.172 26.7)
XYZxyz(17.9954, 10.2240, 2.6946)
Luminance0.1022 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

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
##AC25241.006.903.046.90
#FFFFFF6.901.0021.001.00
#0000003.0421.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.901.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#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

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#AC2524 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva