#AC2C2C#AC2C2C

#AC2C2C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.165 H 25.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC2C2C
RGB	rgb(172, 44, 44)
HSL	hsl(0, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(0, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 74.4%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.17, 51.30, 31.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.17, 60.24, 31.62°)
OKLab	oklab(49.54% 0.1487 0.0712)
OKLCH	oklch(49.54% 0.165 25.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.3707, 10.7567, 3.4913)
Luminance	0.1075 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC2C2C #2CACAC

analogous

#AC2C6C #AC2C2C #AC6C2C

triadic

#AC2C2C #2CAC2C #2C2CAC

tetradic

#AC2C2C #6CAC2C #2CACAC #6C2CAC

square

#AC2C2C #6CAC2C #2CACAC #6C2CAC

split-complementary

#AC2C2C #2CAC6C #2C6CAC

monochromatic

#4B1313 #7B2020 #AC2C2C #D04646 #DC7676

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.66

#AC2C2C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#AC2C2C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC2C2C

6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC2C2C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC2C2C	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)

#524B2B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726627

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac2c2c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 44, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.165 25.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd6f65',
    500: '#ac2c2c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac2c2c;
$custom-light: #cd6f65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac2c2c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 59.259,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49538,
    "c": 0.16482,
    "h": 25.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10754
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC2C2C

secondary

#70C4C4

accent

#E2E245

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC2C2C

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

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