#AC252F#AC252F

#AC252F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.170 H 22.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC252F
RGB	rgb(172, 37, 47)
HSL	hsl(356, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(356, 78%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.5%, 72.7%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.38, 53.75, 28.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.38, 61.01, 28.24°)
OKLab	oklab(48.96% 0.1571 0.0659)
OKLCH	oklch(48.96% 0.17 22.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.1900, 10.3019, 3.7195)
Luminance	0.1030 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC252F #25ACA2

analogous

#AC2572 #AC252F #AC5F25

triadic

#AC252F #2FAC25 #252FAC

tetradic

#AC252F #72AC25 #25ACA2 #5F25AC

square

#AC252F #72AC25 #25ACA2 #5F25AC

split-complementary

#AC252F #25AC5F #2572AC

monochromatic

#470F13 #7A1A21 #AC252F #D53A45 #DF6C75

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.86

#AC252F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#AC252F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC252F

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC252F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC252F	1.00	6.86	3.06	6.86
#FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E482E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#70652A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac252f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 37, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.170 22.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd6c67',
    500: '#ac252f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac252f;
$custom-light: #cd6c67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac252f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.556,
    "s": 64.593,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48964,
    "c": 0.17035,
    "h": 22.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10299
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC252F

secondary

#67C6BF

accent

#E8DB40

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FBECEB

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC252F

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

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