#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 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 40, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 62%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 77%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76.7%, 75%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.67, 52.62, 31.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.67, 61.38, 30.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.16% 0.1526 0.071) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.16% 0.168 24.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.2102, 10.4655, 3.3462) |
| Luminance | 0.1046 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 1.33
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 2.48
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.43
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 4.64
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.37
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.50
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC282B | 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)
#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