#AC272D#AC272D

#AC272D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.169 H 24.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC272D
RGB	rgb(172, 39, 45)
HSL	hsl(357, 63%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(357, 77%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.3%, 73.8%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.58, 53.03, 30.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.58, 61.08, 29.75°)
OKLab	oklab(49.1% 0.1544 0.0686)
OKLCH	oklch(49.1% 0.169 24)
XYZ	xyz(18.2145, 10.4140, 3.5331)
Luminance	0.1041 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC272D #27ACA6

analogous

#AC2770 #AC272D #AC6427

triadic

#AC272D #2DAC27 #272DAC

tetradic

#AC272D #70AC27 #27ACA6 #6427AC

square

#AC272D #70AC27 #27ACA6 #6427AC

split-complementary

#AC272D #27AC64 #2770AC

monochromatic

#481013 #7A1C20 #AC272D #D33D44 #DE6F74

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.81

#AC272D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#AC272D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC272D

6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC272D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC272D	1.00	6.81	3.08	6.81
#FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F492C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706528

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac272d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 39, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.169 24.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd6d66',
    500: '#ac272d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac272d;
$custom-light: #cd6d66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac272d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.293,
    "s": 63.033,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49102,
    "c": 0.16893,
    "h": 24
  },
  "luminance": 0.10411
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC272D

secondary

#6AC5C1

accent

#E6DF42

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FBECEB

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC272D

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

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