#AC2C2D#AC2C2D
#AC2C2D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.165 H 25.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC2C2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 44, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(360, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(360, 74%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 73.8%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.18, 51.34, 31.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.18, 59.97, 31.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.55% 0.149 0.0701) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.55% 0.165 25.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.3897, 10.7643, 3.5915) |
| Luminance | 0.1076 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 1.52
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 2.64
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.61
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 4.86
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.21
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC2C2D #2CACAB
analogous
#AC2C6D #AC2C2D #AC6B2C
triadic
#AC2C2D #2DAC2C #2C2DAC
tetradic
#AC2C2D #6DAC2C #2CACAB #6B2CAC
square
#AC2C2D #6DAC2C #2CACAB #6B2CAC
split-complementary
#AC2C2D #2CAC6B #2C6DAC
monochromatic
#4B1314 #7B2020 #AC2C2D #D04647 #DC7677
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.66
#AC2C2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.15
#AC2C2D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AC2C2D
6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC2C2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC2C2D | 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)
#524B2C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#726628
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD002E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac2c2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 44, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.165 25.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd6f66',
500: '#ac2c2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac2c2d; $custom-light: #cd6f66; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac2c2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 44,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.531,
"s": 59.259,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49552,
"c": 0.1647,
"h": 25.2
},
"luminance": 0.10761
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC2C2D
secondary
#70C4C3
accent
#E2E145
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FBEDEB
border
#D4C8C6
text
#150806
muted
#837B7A