#AC2849#AC2849

#AC2849 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.168 H 11.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC2849
RGB	rgb(172, 40, 73)
HSL	hsl(345, 62%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(345, 77%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.7%, 57.6%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.19, 54.33, 13.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.19, 56.01, 14.06°)
OKLab	oklab(49.72% 0.1643 0.034)
OKLCH	oklch(49.72% 0.168 11.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.9765, 10.7720, 7.3820)
Luminance	0.1077 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC2849 #28AC8B

analogous

#AC288B #AC2849 #AC4928

triadic

#AC2849 #49AC28 #2849AC

tetradic

#AC2849 #8BAC28 #28AC8B #4928AC

square

#AC2849 #8BAC28 #28AC8B #4928AC

split-complementary

#AC2849 #28AC49 #288BAC

monochromatic

#49111F #7A1C34 #AC2849 #D23F64 #DE718C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.66

#AC2849 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#AC2849 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC2849

6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC2849	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC2849	1.00	6.66	3.15	6.66
#FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4B49

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6646

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC0036

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac2849;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 40, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.168 11.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb6e7b',
    500: '#ac2849',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac2849;
$custom-light: #cb6e7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac2849",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345,
    "s": 62.264,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49722,
    "c": 0.16774,
    "h": 11.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10769
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC2849

secondary

#6BC5AE

accent

#E5BD42

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEDED

border

#D3C8C8

text

#150809

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC2849

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

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