#AC262A#AC262A

#AC262A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.170 H 24.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC262A
RGB	rgb(172, 38, 42)
HSL	hsl(358, 64%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(358, 78%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.9%, 75.6%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.42, 53.22, 31.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.42, 62.06, 30.96°)
OKLab	oklab(48.98% 0.1543 0.0715)
OKLCH	oklch(48.98% 0.17 24.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.1264, 10.3269, 3.2289)
Luminance	0.1032 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC262A #26ACA8

analogous

#AC266D #AC262A #AC6526

triadic

#AC262A #2AAC26 #262AAC

tetradic

#AC262A #6DAC26 #26ACA8 #6526AC

square

#AC262A #6DAC26 #26ACA8 #6526AC

split-complementary

#AC262A #26AC65 #266DAC

monochromatic

#481012 #7A1B1E #AC262A #D43B40 #DF6E71

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85

#AC262A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#AC262A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC262A

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC262A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC262A	1.00	6.85	3.06	6.85
#FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F4829

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706525

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac262a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 38, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.170 24.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd6d64',
    500: '#ac262a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac262a;
$custom-light: #cd6d64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac262a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.209,
    "s": 63.81,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48976,
    "c": 0.17005,
    "h": 24.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10324
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC262A

secondary

#68C5C3

accent

#E7E241

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FBECEA

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC262A

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

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