#AC272C#AC272C

#AC272C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.169 H 24.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC272C
RGB	rgb(172, 39, 44)
HSL	hsl(358, 63%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(358, 77%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.3%, 74.4%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.56, 52.99, 30.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.56, 61.33, 30.24°)
OKLab	oklab(49.09% 0.154 0.0697)
OKLCH	oklch(49.09% 0.169 24.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.1955, 10.4064, 3.4329)
Luminance	0.1040 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC272C #27ACA7

analogous

#AC276F #AC272C #AC6527

triadic

#AC272C #2CAC27 #272CAC

tetradic

#AC272C #6FAC27 #27ACA7 #6527AC

square

#AC272C #6FAC27 #27ACA7 #6527AC

split-complementary

#AC272C #27AC65 #276FAC

monochromatic

#481012 #7A1C1F #AC272C #D33D43 #DE6F73

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.82

#AC272C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#AC272C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC272C

6.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC272C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC272C	1.00	6.82	3.08	6.82
#FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F482B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706527

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac272c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 39, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.169 24.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd6d65',
    500: '#ac272c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac272c;
$custom-light: #cd6d65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac272c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.744,
    "s": 63.033,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49087,
    "c": 0.16904,
    "h": 24.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10404
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC272C

secondary

#6AC5C2

accent

#E6E042

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FBECEB

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC272C

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

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