#AC2B2A#AC2B2A
#AC2B2A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.166 H 26.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC2B2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 43, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 76%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75%, 75.6%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.02, 51.56, 32.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.02, 61.00, 32.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.42% 0.1491 0.0729) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.42% 0.166 26.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.2972, 10.6684, 3.2858) |
| Luminance | 0.1067 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 1.53
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 1.96
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 4.34
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.62
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.79
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC2B2A #2AABAC
analogous
#AC2A6A #AC2B2A #AC6C2A
triadic
#AC2B2A #2AAC2B #2B2AAC
tetradic
#AC2B2A #6AAC2A #2AABAC #6C2AAC
square
#AC2B2A #6AAC2A #2AABAC #6C2AAC
split-complementary
#AC2B2A #2AAC6C #2A6AAC
monochromatic
#4A1212 #7B1F1E #AC2B2A #D14342 #DD7473
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.70
#AC2B2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.13
#AC2B2A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AC2B2A
6.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC2B2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC2B2A | 1.00 | 6.70 | 3.13 | 6.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#524A28
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#726625
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE002C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac2b2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 43, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.166 26.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd6f64',
500: '#ac2b2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac2b2a; $custom-light: #cd6f64; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac2b2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 43,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.462,
"s": 60.748,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49417,
"c": 0.16594,
"h": 26.1
},
"luminance": 0.10666
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC2B2A
secondary
#6DC4C4
accent
#E3E444
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FBEDEB
border
#D4C8C6
text
#150805
muted
#837B7A