#AC252A#AC252A

#AC252A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.171 H 24.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC252A
RGB	rgb(172, 37, 42)
HSL	hsl(358, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(358, 78%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.5%, 75.6%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.31, 53.53, 31.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.31, 62.27, 30.71°)
OKLab	oklab(48.89% 0.1553 0.0712)
OKLCH	oklch(48.89% 0.171 24.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.0949, 10.2638, 3.2184)
Luminance	0.1026 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC252A #25ACA7

analogous

#AC256D #AC252A #AC6325

triadic

#AC252A #2AAC25 #252AAC

tetradic

#AC252A #6DAC25 #25ACA7 #6325AC

square

#AC252A #6DAC25 #25ACA7 #6325AC

split-complementary

#AC252A #25AC63 #256DAC

monochromatic

#470F11 #7A1A1E #AC252A #D53A3F #DF6C70

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.88

#AC252A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#AC252A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC252A

6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC252A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC252A	1.00	6.88	3.05	6.88
#FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F4829

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706525

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac252a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 37, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.171 24.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd6c64',
    500: '#ac252a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac252a;
$custom-light: #cd6c64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac252a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.778,
    "s": 64.593,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48893,
    "c": 0.17084,
    "h": 24.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10261
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC252A

secondary

#67C6C2

accent

#E8E140

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FBECEA

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC252A

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

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