#AC2927#AC2927

#AC2927 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.168 H 26.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC2927
RGB	rgb(172, 41, 39)
HSL	hsl(1, 63%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(1, 77%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.2%, 77.3%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.74, 52.13, 34.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.74, 62.25, 33.14°)
OKLab	oklab(49.2% 0.1502 0.0753)
OKLCH	oklch(49.2% 0.168 26.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.1746, 10.5059, 2.9899)
Luminance	0.1050 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC2927 #27AAAC

analogous

#AC2768 #AC2927 #AC6C27

triadic

#AC2927 #27AC29 #2927AC

tetradic

#AC2927 #68AC27 #27AAAC #6C27AC

square

#AC2927 #68AC27 #27AAAC #6C27AC

split-complementary

#AC2927 #27AC6C #2768AC

monochromatic

#481110 #7A1D1C #AC2927 #D33F3D #DE716F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.77

#AC2927 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#AC2927 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC2927

6.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC2927	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC2927	1.00	6.77	3.10	6.77
#FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514925

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716522

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac2927;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 41, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.168 26.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6e62',
    500: '#ac2927',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac2927;
$custom-light: #ce6e62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac2927",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.902,
    "s": 63.033,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49197,
    "c": 0.168,
    "h": 26.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10503
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC2927

secondary

#6AC4C5

accent

#E4E642

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEDEA

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC2927

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

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