#AC2C32#AC2C32

#AC2C32 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.164 H 23.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC2C32
RGB	rgb(172, 44, 50)
HSL	hsl(357, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(357, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 70.9%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.25, 51.58, 28.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.25, 58.72, 28.55°)
OKLab	oklab(49.63% 0.1509 0.0647)
OKLCH	oklch(49.63% 0.164 23.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.4917, 10.8051, 4.1289)
Luminance	0.1080 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC2C32 #2CACA6

analogous

#AC2C72 #AC2C32 #AC662C

triadic

#AC2C32 #32AC2C #2C32AC

tetradic

#AC2C32 #72AC2C #2CACA6 #662CAC

square

#AC2C32 #72AC2C #2CACA6 #662CAC

split-complementary

#AC2C32 #2CAC66 #2C72AC

monochromatic

#4B1316 #7B2024 #AC2C32 #D0464C #DC767B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.64

#AC2C32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#AC2C32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC2C32

6.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC2C32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC2C32	1.00	6.64	3.16	6.64
#FFFFFF	6.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514B31

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71662E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD0030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac2c32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 44, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.164 23.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd6f6a',
    500: '#ac2c32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac2c32;
$custom-light: #cd6f6a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac2c32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.188,
    "s": 59.259,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49626,
    "c": 0.16415,
    "h": 23.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10802
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC2C32

secondary

#70C4C0

accent

#E2DB45

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC2C32

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

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