#AC2B1E#AC2B1E
#AC2B1E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.168 H 29.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC2B1E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 43, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 70%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 83%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75%, 82.6%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.89, 51.14, 39.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.89, 64.43, 37.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.28% 0.1453 0.0836) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.28% 0.168 29.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.1137, 10.5950, 2.3193) |
| Luminance | 0.1059 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 2.45
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.75
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.07
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 3.96
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 4.08
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC2B1E #1E9FAC
analogous
#AC1E58 #AC2B1E #AC721E
triadic
#AC2B1E #1EAC2B #2B1EAC
tetradic
#AC2B1E #58AC1E #1E9FAC #721EAC
square
#AC2B1E #58AC1E #1E9FAC #721EAC
split-complementary
#AC2B1E #1EAC72 #1E58AC
monochromatic
#44110C #781E15 #AC2B1E #DA3D2D #E36D61
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.73
#AC2B1E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.12
#AC2B1E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AC2B1E
6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC2B1E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC2B1E | 1.00 | 6.73 | 3.12 | 6.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#53491B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#726617
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE0029
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac2b1e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 43, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.168 29.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce6f5c',
500: '#ac2b1e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac2b1e; $custom-light: #ce6f5c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac2b1e",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 43,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.493,
"s": 70.297,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49283,
"c": 0.16761,
"h": 29.9
},
"luminance": 0.10592
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC2B1E
secondary
#5EBEC8
accent
#DDED3B
background
#FDF7F5
surface
#FBEDE9
border
#D4C8C5
text
#160804
muted
#847B79