#AC2B22#AC2B22
#AC2B22 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.167 H 28.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC2B22 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 43, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 67%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 80%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75%, 80.2%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.93, 51.27, 37.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.93, 63.26, 35.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.32% 0.1464 0.0803) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.32% 0.167 28.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.1680, 10.6168, 2.6057) |
| Luminance | 0.1061 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 1.65
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.09
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.22
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.36
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 3.73
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 4.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC2B22 #22A3AC
analogous
#AC225E #AC2B22 #AC7022
triadic
#AC2B22 #22AC2B #2B22AC
tetradic
#AC2B22 #5EAC22 #22A3AC #7022AC
square
#AC2B22 #5EAC22 #22A3AC #7022AC
split-complementary
#AC2B22 #22AC70 #225EAC
monochromatic
#46110E #791E18 #AC2B22 #D73F34 #E16F67
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.72
#AC2B22 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.12
#AC2B22 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AC2B22
6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC2B22 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC2B22 | 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)
#524A1F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#72661C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE002A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac2b22; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 43, 34); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.167 28.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce6f5e',
500: '#ac2b22',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac2b22; $custom-light: #ce6f5e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac2b22",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 43,
"b": 34
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.913,
"s": 66.99,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49323,
"c": 0.16703,
"h": 28.8
},
"luminance": 0.10614
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC2B22
secondary
#63C0C7
accent
#DFEA3E
background
#FDF7F5
surface
#FBEDE9
border
#D4C8C5
text
#150804
muted
#837B79