#AC2942#AC2942

#AC2942 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.166 H 15.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC2942
RGB	rgb(172, 41, 66)
HSL	hsl(349, 62%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(349, 76%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.2%, 61.6%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.16, 53.52, 18.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.16, 56.46, 18.59°)
OKLab	oklab(49.65% 0.1604 0.0439)
OKLCH	oklch(49.65% 0.166 15.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.7915, 10.7526, 6.2392)
Luminance	0.1075 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC2942 #29AC93

analogous

#AC2983 #AC2942 #AC5229

triadic

#AC2942 #42AC29 #2942AC

tetradic

#AC2942 #83AC29 #29AC93 #5229AC

square

#AC2942 #83AC29 #29AC93 #5229AC

split-complementary

#AC2942 #29AC52 #2983AC

monochromatic

#49111C #7B1D2F #AC2942 #D2415C #DD7287

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.67

#AC2942 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#AC2942 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC2942

6.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC2942	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC2942	1.00	6.67	3.15	6.67
#FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4B42

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F663E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD0034

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac2942;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 41, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.166 15.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc6e76',
    500: '#ac2942',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac2942;
$custom-light: #cc6e76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac2942",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.55,
    "s": 61.502,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49649,
    "c": 0.16632,
    "h": 15.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1075
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC2942

secondary

#6CC5B4

accent

#E5C643

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEDED

border

#D3C8C8

text

#150808

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC2942

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

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