#AC2824#AC2824

#AC2824 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.169 H 27.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC2824
RGB	rgb(172, 40, 36)
HSL	hsl(2, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(2, 79%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.7%, 79.1%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.58, 52.35, 35.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.58, 63.31, 34.21°)
OKLab	oklab(49.07% 0.1503 0.0778)
OKLCH	oklch(49.07% 0.169 27.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.0927, 10.4185, 2.7270)
Luminance	0.1042 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC2824 #24A8AC

analogous

#AC2464 #AC2824 #AC6C24

triadic

#AC2824 #24AC28 #2824AC

tetradic

#AC2824 #64AC24 #24A8AC #6C24AC

square

#AC2824 #64AC24 #24A8AC #6C24AC

split-complementary

#AC2824 #24AC6C #2464AC

monochromatic

#47100F #791C19 #AC2824 #D53D38 #E06E6A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.81

#AC2824 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#AC2824 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC2824

6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC2824	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC2824	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)

#514822

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71651E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac2824;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 40, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.169 27.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6d5f',
    500: '#ac2824',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac2824;
$custom-light: #ce6d5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac2824",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.765,
    "s": 65.385,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49073,
    "c": 0.16919,
    "h": 27.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10416
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC2824

secondary

#66C3C6

accent

#E3E83F

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FBECE9

border

#D4C7C5

text

#150805

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC2824

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

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