#AC262D#AC262D

#AC262D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.170 H 23.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC262D
RGB	rgb(172, 38, 45)
HSL	hsl(357, 64%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(357, 78%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.9%, 73.8%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.46, 53.35, 30.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.46, 61.29, 29.49°)
OKLab	oklab(49.02% 0.1554 0.0683)
OKLCH	oklch(49.02% 0.17 23.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.1821, 10.3492, 3.5223)
Luminance	0.1035 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC262D #26ACA5

analogous

#AC2670 #AC262D #AC6226

triadic

#AC262D #2DAC26 #262DAC

tetradic

#AC262D #70AC26 #26ACA5 #6226AC

square

#AC262D #70AC26 #26ACA5 #6226AC

split-complementary

#AC262D #26AC62 #2670AC

monochromatic

#481013 #7A1B20 #AC262D #D43B43 #DF6E73

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.84

#AC262D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#AC262D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC262D

6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC262D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC262D	1.00	6.84	3.07	6.84
#FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F482C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706528

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac262d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 38, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.170 23.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd6d66',
    500: '#ac262d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac262d;
$custom-light: #cd6d66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac262d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.866,
    "s": 63.81,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49017,
    "c": 0.16974,
    "h": 23.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10346
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC262D

secondary

#68C5C1

accent

#E7DE41

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FBECEB

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC262D

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

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