#AC282F#AC282F

#AC282F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.168 H 23.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC282F
RGB	rgb(172, 40, 47)
HSL	hsl(357, 62%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(357, 77%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.7%, 72.7%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.72, 52.79, 29.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.72, 60.36, 29.00°)
OKLab	oklab(49.22% 0.1541 0.0668)
OKLCH	oklch(49.22% 0.168 23.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.2872, 10.4963, 3.7519)
Luminance	0.1049 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC282F #28ACA5

analogous

#AC2871 #AC282F #AC6328

triadic

#AC282F #2FAC28 #282FAC

tetradic

#AC282F #71AC28 #28ACA5 #6328AC

square

#AC282F #71AC28 #28ACA5 #6328AC

split-complementary

#AC282F #28AC63 #2871AC

monochromatic

#491114 #7A1C21 #AC282F #D23F47 #DE7176

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.78

#AC282F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#AC282F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC282F

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC282F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC282F	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)

#50492E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#70652A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac282f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 40, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.168 23.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd6e67',
    500: '#ac282f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac282f;
$custom-light: #cd6e67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac282f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.818,
    "s": 62.264,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49217,
    "c": 0.16791,
    "h": 23.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10493
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC282F

secondary

#6BC5C0

accent

#E5DD42

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC282F

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

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