#AC282B#AC282B

#AC282B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.168 H 24.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#AC282B
RGBrgb(172, 40, 43)
HSLhsl(359, 62%, 42%)
HSVhsv(359, 77%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 76.7%, 75%, 32.5%)
CIE-LABlab(38.67, 52.62, 31.60)
CIE-LCHlch(38.67, 61.38, 30.99°)
OKLaboklab(49.16% 0.1526 0.071)
OKLCHoklch(49.16% 0.168 24.9)
XYZxyz(18.2102, 10.4655, 3.3462)
Luminance0.1046 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#AC282B #28ACA9
analogous
#AC286D #AC282B #AC6728
triadic
#AC282B #2BAC28 #282BAC
tetradic
#AC282B #6DAC28 #28ACA9 #6728AC
square
#AC282B #6DAC28 #28ACA9 #6728AC
split-complementary
#AC282B #28AC67 #286DAC
monochromatic
#491112 #7A1C1F #AC282B #D23F42 #DE7173

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.79
#AC282B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09
#AC282B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC282B
6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##AC282B#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##AC282B1.006.793.096.79
#FFFFFF6.791.0021.001.00
#0000003.0921.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.791.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#50492A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#716526
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE002B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #ac282b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 40, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.168 24.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd6d64',
    500: '#ac282b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #ac282b;
$custom-light: #cd6d64;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#ac282b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.636,
    "s": 62.264,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4916,
    "c": 0.16833,
    "h": 24.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10463
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#AC282B
secondary
#6BC5C3
accent
#E5E242
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FBEDEB
border
#D4C8C6
text
#150805
muted
#837B7A

Preview Lab

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#AC282B Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva