#AC282E#AC282E

#AC282E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.168 H 23.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC282E
RGB	rgb(172, 40, 46)
HSL	hsl(357, 62%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(357, 77%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.7%, 73.3%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.70, 52.75, 29.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.70, 60.61, 29.51°)
OKLab	oklab(49.2% 0.1537 0.0678)
OKLCH	oklch(49.2% 0.168 23.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.2673, 10.4883, 3.6468)
Luminance	0.1048 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC282E #28ACA6

analogous

#AC2870 #AC282E #AC6428

triadic

#AC282E #2EAC28 #282EAC

tetradic

#AC282E #70AC28 #28ACA6 #6428AC

square

#AC282E #70AC28 #28ACA6 #6428AC

split-complementary

#AC282E #28AC64 #2870AC

monochromatic

#491113 #7A1C21 #AC282E #D23F46 #DE7176

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.78

#AC282E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#AC282E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC282E

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC282E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC282E	1.00	6.78	3.10	6.78
#FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#50492D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706529

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac282e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 40, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.168 23.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd6e67',
    500: '#ac282e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac282e;
$custom-light: #cd6e67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac282e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.273,
    "s": 62.264,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49202,
    "c": 0.16801,
    "h": 23.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10485
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC282E

secondary

#6BC5C1

accent

#E5DE42

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC282E

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

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