#AC252D#AC252D

#AC252D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.171 H 23.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC252D
RGB	rgb(172, 37, 45)
HSL	hsl(356, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(356, 78%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.5%, 73.8%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.35, 53.66, 30.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.35, 61.50, 29.25°)
OKLab	oklab(48.94% 0.1564 0.0681)
OKLCH	oklch(48.94% 0.171 23.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.1506, 10.2861, 3.5118)
Luminance	0.1028 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC252D #25ACA4

analogous

#AC2570 #AC252D #AC6025

triadic

#AC252D #2DAC25 #252DAC

tetradic

#AC252D #70AC25 #25ACA4 #6025AC

square

#AC252D #70AC25 #25ACA4 #6025AC

split-complementary

#AC252D #25AC60 #2570AC

monochromatic

#470F13 #7A1A20 #AC252D #D53A43 #DF6C73

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.87

#AC252D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#AC252D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC252D

6.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC252D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC252D	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)

#4E482C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706528

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac252d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 37, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.171 23.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd6c66',
    500: '#ac252d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac252d;
$custom-light: #cd6c66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac252d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.444,
    "s": 64.593,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48935,
    "c": 0.17054,
    "h": 23.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10283
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC252D

secondary

#67C6C0

accent

#E8DE40

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FBECEB

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC252D

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

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