#AC2526#AC2526

#AC2526 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.171 H 26.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC2526
RGB	rgb(172, 37, 38)
HSL	hsl(360, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(360, 78%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.5%, 77.9%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.26, 53.38, 34.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.26, 63.34, 32.58°)
OKLab	oklab(48.84% 0.1539 0.0751)
OKLCH	oklch(48.84% 0.171 26)
XYZ	xyz(18.0268, 10.2366, 2.8600)
Luminance	0.1023 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC2526 #25ACAB

analogous

#AC2569 #AC2526 #AC6825

triadic

#AC2526 #26AC25 #2526AC

tetradic

#AC2526 #69AC25 #25ACAB #6825AC

square

#AC2526 #69AC25 #25ACAB #6825AC

split-complementary

#AC2526 #25AC68 #2569AC

monochromatic

#470F10 #7A1A1B #AC2526 #D53A3B #DF6C6D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.89

#AC2526 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#AC2526 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC2526

6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC2526	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC2526	1.00	6.89	3.05	6.89
#FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F4724

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706520

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE0027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac2526;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 37, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.171 26.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6c61',
    500: '#ac2526',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac2526;
$custom-light: #ce6c61;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac2526",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.556,
    "s": 64.593,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48842,
    "c": 0.17128,
    "h": 26
  },
  "luminance": 0.10234
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC2526

secondary

#67C6C5

accent

#E8E640

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FBECE9

border

#D4C7C5

text

#150805

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC2526

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

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