#AC252E#AC252E

#AC252E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.170 H 23.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC252E
RGB	rgb(172, 37, 46)
HSL	hsl(356, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(356, 78%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.5%, 73.3%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.36, 53.70, 29.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.36, 61.25, 28.74°)
OKLab	oklab(48.95% 0.1567 0.067)
OKLCH	oklch(48.95% 0.17 23.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.1701, 10.2939, 3.6144)
Luminance	0.1029 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC252E #25ACA3

analogous

#AC2571 #AC252E #AC5F25

triadic

#AC252E #2EAC25 #252EAC

tetradic

#AC252E #71AC25 #25ACA3 #5F25AC

square

#AC252E #71AC25 #25ACA3 #5F25AC

split-complementary

#AC252E #25AC5F #2571AC

monochromatic

#470F13 #7A1A21 #AC252E #D53A44 #DF6C74

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.87

#AC252E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#AC252E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC252E

6.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC252E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC252E	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)

#4E482D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706529

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac252e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 37, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.170 23.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd6c67',
    500: '#ac252e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac252e;
$custom-light: #cd6c67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac252e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356,
    "s": 64.593,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4895,
    "c": 0.17044,
    "h": 23.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10291
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC252E

secondary

#67C6BF

accent

#E8DC40

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FBECEB

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC252E

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

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