#AC2722#AC2722

#AC2722 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.170 H 27.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC2722
RGB	rgb(172, 39, 34)
HSL	hsl(2, 67%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(2, 80%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.3%, 80.2%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.45, 52.61, 36.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.45, 64.08, 34.81°)
OKLab	oklab(48.96% 0.1507 0.0793)
OKLCH	oklch(48.96% 0.17 27.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.0297, 10.3401, 2.5596)
Luminance	0.1034 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC2722 #22A7AC

analogous

#AC2262 #AC2722 #AC6C22

triadic

#AC2722 #22AC27 #2722AC

tetradic

#AC2722 #62AC22 #22A7AC #6C22AC

square

#AC2722 #62AC22 #22A7AC #6C22AC

split-complementary

#AC2722 #22AC6C #2262AC

monochromatic

#46100E #791B18 #AC2722 #D73A34 #E16C67

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85

#AC2722 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#AC2722 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC2722

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC2722	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC2722	1.00	6.85	3.07	6.85
#FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504820

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71651C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE0028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac2722;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 39, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.170 27.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6d5e',
    500: '#ac2722',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac2722;
$custom-light: #ce6d5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac2722",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.174,
    "s": 66.99,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48964,
    "c": 0.17024,
    "h": 27.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10337
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC2722

secondary

#63C3C7

accent

#E4EA3E

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FBECE9

border

#D4C7C5

text

#150804

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC2722

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

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