#AC2B40#AC2B40
#AC2B40 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.164 H 16.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC2B40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 43, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(350, 60%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(350, 75%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75%, 62.8%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.36, 52.71, 19.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.36, 56.21, 20.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.79% 0.1575 0.0473) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.79% 0.164 16.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.8045, 10.8713, 5.9577) |
| Luminance | 0.1087 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 2.82
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 3.59
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.09
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 5.50
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.60
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 6.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC2B40 #2BAC97
analogous
#AC2B80 #AC2B40 #AC572B
triadic
#AC2B40 #40AC2B #2B40AC
tetradic
#AC2B40 #80AC2B #2BAC97 #572BAC
square
#AC2B40 #80AC2B #2BAC97 #572BAC
split-complementary
#AC2B40 #2BAC57 #2B80AC
monochromatic
#4A131C #7B1F2E #AC2B40 #D0445B #DC7586
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.62
#AC2B40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.17
#AC2B40 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AC2B40
6.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC2B40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC2B40 | 1.00 | 6.62 | 3.17 | 6.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F4C40
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#70663C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD0034
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac2b40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 43, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.164 16.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cc6f74',
500: '#ac2b40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac2b40; $custom-light: #cc6f74; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac2b40",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 43,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 350.233,
"s": 60,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49786,
"c": 0.1644,
"h": 16.7
},
"luminance": 0.10869
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC2B40
secondary
#6FC4B6
accent
#E3C945
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FAEDED
border
#D3C8C8
text
#150808
muted
#837B7B