#AC2B38#AC2B38

#AC2B38 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.165 H 20.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC2B38
RGB	rgb(172, 43, 56)
HSL	hsl(354, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(354, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75%, 67.4%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.22, 52.24, 24.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.22, 57.63, 24.98°)
OKLab	oklab(49.63% 0.1543 0.0574)
OKLCH	oklch(49.63% 0.165 20.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.5930, 10.7867, 4.8436)
Luminance	0.1078 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC2B38 #2BAC9F

analogous

#AC2B79 #AC2B38 #AC5E2B

triadic

#AC2B38 #38AC2B #2B38AC

tetradic

#AC2B38 #79AC2B #2BAC9F #5E2BAC

square

#AC2B38 #79AC2B #2BAC9F #5E2BAC

split-complementary

#AC2B38 #2BAC5E #2B79AC

monochromatic

#4A1318 #7B1F28 #AC2B38 #D04452 #DC757F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.65

#AC2B38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#AC2B38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC2B38

6.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC2B38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC2B38	1.00	6.65	3.16	6.65
#FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504B37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706634

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD0031

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac2b38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 43, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.165 20.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc6f6e',
    500: '#ac2b38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac2b38;
$custom-light: #cc6f6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac2b38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.953,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49633,
    "c": 0.16459,
    "h": 20.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10784
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC2B38

secondary

#6FC4BB

accent

#E3D345

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC2B38

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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