#AC2822#AC2822

#AC2822 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.169 H 28.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC2822
RGB	rgb(172, 40, 34)
HSL	hsl(3, 67%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(3, 80%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.7%, 80.2%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.56, 52.28, 36.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.56, 63.88, 35.07°)
OKLab	oklab(49.05% 0.1496 0.0795)
OKLCH	oklch(49.05% 0.169 28)
XYZ	xyz(18.0630, 10.4066, 2.5707)
Luminance	0.1040 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC2822 #22A6AC

analogous

#AC2261 #AC2822 #AC6D22

triadic

#AC2822 #22AC28 #2822AC

tetradic

#AC2822 #61AC22 #22A6AC #6D22AC

square

#AC2822 #61AC22 #22A6AC #6D22AC

split-complementary

#AC2822 #22AC6D #2261AC

monochromatic

#46100E #791C18 #AC2822 #D73B34 #E16D67

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.82

#AC2822 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#AC2822 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC2822

6.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC2822	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC2822	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)

#514820

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71651C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE0028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac2822;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 40, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.169 28.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6d5e',
    500: '#ac2822',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac2822;
$custom-light: #ce6d5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac2822",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.609,
    "s": 66.99,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49051,
    "c": 0.16945,
    "h": 28
  },
  "luminance": 0.10404
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC2822

secondary

#63C2C7

accent

#E2EA3E

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FBECE9

border

#D4C7C5

text

#150804

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC2822

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

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