#AC261C#AC261C

#AC261C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.172 H 29.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC261C
RGB	rgb(172, 38, 28)
HSL	hsl(4, 72%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(4, 84%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.9%, 83.7%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.28, 52.75, 39.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.28, 66.00, 36.95°)
OKLab	oklab(48.82% 0.1499 0.0839)
OKLCH	oklch(48.82% 0.172 29.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.9182, 10.2436, 2.1321)
Luminance	0.1024 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC261C #1CA2AC

analogous

#AC1C5A #AC261C #AC6E1C

triadic

#AC261C #1CAC26 #261CAC

tetradic

#AC261C #5AAC1C #1CA2AC #6E1CAC

square

#AC261C #5AAC1C #1CA2AC #6E1CAC

split-complementary

#AC261C #1CAC6E #1C5AAC

monochromatic

#430F0B #771A13 #AC261C #DC3529 #E5675E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.89

#AC261C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#AC261C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC261C

6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC261C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC261C	1.00	6.89	3.05	6.89
#FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504719

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716514

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE0025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac261c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 38, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.172 29.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6c5a',
    500: '#ac261c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac261c;
$custom-light: #ce6c5a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac261c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.167,
    "s": 72,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4882,
    "c": 0.17179,
    "h": 29.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10241
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC261C

secondary

#5BC1C9

accent

#E2EF39

background

#FEF6F5

surface

#FCECE9

border

#D5C7C5

text

#160804

muted

#847A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC261C

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

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