#AC2527#AC2527

#AC2527 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.171 H 25.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC2527
RGB	rgb(172, 37, 39)
HSL	hsl(359, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(359, 78%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.5%, 77.3%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.28, 53.42, 33.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.28, 63.07, 32.12°)
OKLab	oklab(48.85% 0.1543 0.0742)
OKLCH	oklch(48.85% 0.171 25.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.0432, 10.2431, 2.9461)
Luminance	0.1024 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC2527 #25ACAA

analogous

#AC256A #AC2527 #AC6625

triadic

#AC2527 #27AC25 #2527AC

tetradic

#AC2527 #6AAC25 #25ACAA #6625AC

square

#AC2527 #6AAC25 #25ACAA #6625AC

split-complementary

#AC2527 #25AC66 #256AAC

monochromatic

#470F10 #7A1A1C #AC2527 #D53A3C #DF6C6E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.89

#AC2527 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#AC2527 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC2527

6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC2527	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC2527	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)

#4F4725

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706521

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE0028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac2527;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 37, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.171 25.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6c61',
    500: '#ac2527',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac2527;
$custom-light: #ce6c61;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac2527",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.111,
    "s": 64.593,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48854,
    "c": 0.17117,
    "h": 25.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1024
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC2527

secondary

#67C6C4

accent

#E8E540

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FBECEA

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC2527

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

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