#AC252C#AC252C

#AC252C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.171 H 23.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC252C
RGB	rgb(172, 37, 44)
HSL	hsl(357, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(357, 78%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.5%, 74.4%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.34, 53.62, 30.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.34, 61.75, 29.74°)
OKLab	oklab(48.92% 0.156 0.0691)
OKLCH	oklch(48.92% 0.171 23.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.1316, 10.2785, 3.4116)
Luminance	0.1028 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC252C #25ACA5

analogous

#AC256F #AC252C #AC6125

triadic

#AC252C #2CAC25 #252CAC

tetradic

#AC252C #6FAC25 #25ACA5 #6125AC

square

#AC252C #6FAC25 #25ACA5 #6125AC

split-complementary

#AC252C #25AC61 #256FAC

monochromatic

#470F12 #7A1A1F #AC252C #D53A42 #DF6C72

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.87

#AC252C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#AC252C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC252C

6.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC252C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC252C	1.00	6.87	3.06	6.87
#FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E482B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706527

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac252c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 37, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.171 23.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd6c65',
    500: '#ac252c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac252c;
$custom-light: #cd6c65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac252c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.889,
    "s": 64.593,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48921,
    "c": 0.17063,
    "h": 23.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10276
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC252C

secondary

#67C6C1

accent

#E8DF40

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FBECEB

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC252C

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

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