#AC2525#AC2525

#AC2525 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.171 H 26.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC2525
RGB	rgb(172, 37, 37)
HSL	hsl(0, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(0, 78%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.5%, 78.5%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.25, 53.34, 34.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.25, 63.62, 33.02°)
OKLab	oklab(48.83% 0.1536 0.0761)
OKLCH	oklch(48.83% 0.171 26.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.0109, 10.2302, 2.7762)
Luminance	0.1023 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC2525 #25ACAC

analogous

#AC2568 #AC2525 #AC6825

triadic

#AC2525 #25AC25 #2525AC

tetradic

#AC2525 #68AC25 #25ACAC #6825AC

square

#AC2525 #68AC25 #25ACAC #6825AC

split-complementary

#AC2525 #25AC68 #2568AC

monochromatic

#470F0F #7A1A1A #AC2525 #D53A3A #DF6C6C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.90

#AC2525 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#AC2525 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC2525

6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC2525	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC2525	1.00	6.90	3.05	6.90
#FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F4723

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#70651F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE0027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac2525;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 37, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.171 26.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6c60',
    500: '#ac2525',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac2525;
$custom-light: #ce6c60;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac2525",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 64.593,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4883,
    "c": 0.1714,
    "h": 26.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10227
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC2525

secondary

#67C6C6

accent

#E8E840

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FBECE9

border

#D4C7C5

text

#150805

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC2525

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

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