#AC2A2E#AC2A2E

#AC2A2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.166 H 24.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC2A2E
RGB	rgb(172, 42, 46)
HSL	hsl(358, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(358, 76%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.6%, 73.3%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.94, 52.08, 30.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.94, 60.17, 30.05°)
OKLab	oklab(49.38% 0.1516 0.0685)
OKLCH	oklch(49.38% 0.166 24.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.3365, 10.6267, 3.6699)
Luminance	0.1062 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC2A2E #2AACA8

analogous

#AC2A6F #AC2A2E #AC672A

triadic

#AC2A2E #2EAC2A #2A2EAC

tetradic

#AC2A2E #6FAC2A #2AACA8 #672AAC

square

#AC2A2E #6FAC2A #2AACA8 #672AAC

split-complementary

#AC2A2E #2AAC67 #2A6FAC

monochromatic

#4A1214 #7B1E21 #AC2A2E #D14247 #DD7377

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.72

#AC2A2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#AC2A2E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC2A2E

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC2A2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC2A2E	1.00	6.72	3.12	6.72
#FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514A2D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716629

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD002D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac2a2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 42, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.166 24.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd6e67',
    500: '#ac2a2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac2a2e;
$custom-light: #cd6e67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac2a2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.154,
    "s": 60.748,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4938,
    "c": 0.16632,
    "h": 24.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10624
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC2A2E

secondary

#6DC4C2

accent

#E4DF44

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC2A2E

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

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