#AC2B35#AC2B35
#AC2B35 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.165 H 21.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC2B35 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 43, 53) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 60%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 75%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75%, 69.2%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.17, 52.08, 26.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.17, 58.27, 26.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.58% 0.1531 0.0609) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.58% 0.165 21.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.5218, 10.7583, 4.4688) |
| Luminance | 0.1076 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.25
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 3.86
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.44
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 4.83
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 5.07
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC2B35 #2BACA2
analogous
#AC2B76 #AC2B35 #AC622B
triadic
#AC2B35 #35AC2B #2B35AC
tetradic
#AC2B35 #76AC2B #2BACA2 #622BAC
square
#AC2B35 #76AC2B #2BACA2 #622BAC
split-complementary
#AC2B35 #2BAC62 #2B76AC
monochromatic
#4A1317 #7B1F26 #AC2B35 #D0444F #DC757D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.66
#AC2B35 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.15
#AC2B35 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AC2B35
6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC2B35 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC2B35 | 1.00 | 6.66 | 3.15 | 6.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#504B34
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#716631
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD0030
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac2b35; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 43, 53); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.165 21.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cc6f6c',
500: '#ac2b35',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac2b35; $custom-light: #cc6f6c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac2b35",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 43,
"b": 53
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.349,
"s": 60,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49581,
"c": 0.16479,
"h": 21.7
},
"luminance": 0.10755
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC2B35
secondary
#6FC4BD
accent
#E3D745
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FBEDEB
border
#D4C8C6
text
#150807
muted
#837B7A