#AC2B31#AC2B31
#AC2B31 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.165 H 23.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC2B31 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 43, 49) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 60%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 75%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75%, 71.5%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.11, 51.88, 28.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.11, 59.19, 28.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.52% 0.1516 0.0655) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.52% 0.165 23.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.4336, 10.7230, 4.0043) |
| Luminance | 0.1072 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.17
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.89
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 3.96
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.91
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.30
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC2B31 #2BACA6
analogous
#AC2B72 #AC2B31 #AC652B
triadic
#AC2B31 #31AC2B #2B31AC
tetradic
#AC2B31 #72AC2B #2BACA6 #652BAC
square
#AC2B31 #72AC2B #2BACA6 #652BAC
split-complementary
#AC2B31 #2BAC65 #2B72AC
monochromatic
#4A1315 #7B1F23 #AC2B31 #D0444A #DC757A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.68
#AC2B31 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.14
#AC2B31 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AC2B31
6.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC2B31 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC2B31 | 1.00 | 6.68 | 3.14 | 6.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#514A30
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#71662D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD002F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac2b31; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 43, 49); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.165 23.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd6f69',
500: '#ac2b31',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac2b31; $custom-light: #cd6f69; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac2b31",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 43,
"b": 49
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.209,
"s": 60,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49517,
"c": 0.16514,
"h": 23.4
},
"luminance": 0.1072
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC2B31
secondary
#6FC4C0
accent
#E3DC45
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FBEDEB
border
#D4C8C6
text
#150806
muted
#837B7A