#AC2B2E#AC2B2E
#AC2B2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.165 H 24.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC2B2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 43, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 60%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 75%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75%, 73.3%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.07, 51.74, 30.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.07, 59.94, 30.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.47% 0.1505 0.0688) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.47% 0.165 24.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.3724, 10.6985, 3.6819) |
| Luminance | 0.1070 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 1.59
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.00
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.31
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.12
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.40
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC2B2E #2BACA9
analogous
#AC2B6E #AC2B2E #AC692B
triadic
#AC2B2E #2EAC2B #2B2EAC
tetradic
#AC2B2E #6EAC2B #2BACA9 #692BAC
square
#AC2B2E #6EAC2B #2BACA9 #692BAC
split-complementary
#AC2B2E #2BAC69 #2B6EAC
monochromatic
#4A1314 #7B1F21 #AC2B2E #D04447 #DC7577
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.69
#AC2B2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.14
#AC2B2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AC2B2E
6.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC2B2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC2B2E | 1.00 | 6.69 | 3.14 | 6.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#514A2D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#716629
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD002E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac2b2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 43, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.165 24.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd6f67',
500: '#ac2b2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac2b2e; $custom-light: #cd6f67; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac2b2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 43,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.605,
"s": 60,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49472,
"c": 0.16545,
"h": 24.6
},
"luminance": 0.10696
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC2B2E
secondary
#6FC4C2
accent
#E3DF45
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FBEDEB
border
#D4C8C6
text
#150806
muted
#837B7A