#AC282A#AC282A

#AC282A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.168 H 25.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC282A
RGB	rgb(172, 40, 42)
HSL	hsl(359, 62%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(359, 77%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.7%, 75.6%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.65, 52.58, 32.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.65, 61.65, 31.47°)
OKLab	oklab(49.15% 0.1523 0.072)
OKLCH	oklch(49.15% 0.168 25.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.1921, 10.4583, 3.2508)
Luminance	0.1046 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC282A #28ACAA

analogous

#AC286C #AC282A #AC6828

triadic

#AC282A #2AAC28 #282AAC

tetradic

#AC282A #6CAC28 #28ACAA #6828AC

square

#AC282A #6CAC28 #28ACAA #6828AC

split-complementary

#AC282A #28AC68 #286CAC

monochromatic

#491112 #7A1C1E #AC282A #D23F41 #DE7172

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.79

#AC282A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#AC282A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC282A

6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC282A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC282A	1.00	6.79	3.09	6.79
#FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504929

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716525

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac282a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 40, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.168 25.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd6d64',
    500: '#ac282a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac282a;
$custom-light: #cd6d64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac282a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.091,
    "s": 62.264,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49147,
    "c": 0.16844,
    "h": 25.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10455
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC282A

secondary

#6BC5C3

accent

#E5E342

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC282A

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

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