#AC2C25#AC2C25
#AC2C25 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.166 H 28.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC2C25 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 44, 37) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 65%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 78%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 78.5%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.08, 51.02, 35.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.08, 62.18, 34.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.45% 0.1463 0.078) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.45% 0.166 28.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.2500, 10.7084, 2.8559) |
| Luminance | 0.1071 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 1.46
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.65
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.40
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.65
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 3.85
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 5.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC2C25 #25A5AC
analogous
#AC2561 #AC2C25 #AC6F25
triadic
#AC2C25 #25AC2C #2C25AC
tetradic
#AC2C25 #61AC25 #25A5AC #6F25AC
square
#AC2C25 #61AC25 #25A5AC #6F25AC
split-complementary
#AC2C25 #25AC6F #2561AC
monochromatic
#47120F #7A1F1A #AC2C25 #D5423A #DF726C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.69
#AC2C25 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.14
#AC2C25 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AC2C25
6.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC2C25 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC2C25 | 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)
#534A23
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#726620
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE002C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac2c25; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 44, 37); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.166 28.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce6f60',
500: '#ac2c25',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac2c25; $custom-light: #ce6f60; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac2c25",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 44,
"b": 37
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.111,
"s": 64.593,
"l": 40.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4945,
"c": 0.16578,
"h": 28.1
},
"luminance": 0.10706
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC2C25
secondary
#67C1C6
accent
#DFE840
background
#FDF7F5
surface
#FBEDE9
border
#D4C8C5
text
#150805
muted
#837B79