#AC2C36#AC2C36

#AC2C36 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.164 H 21.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC2C36
RGB	rgb(172, 44, 54)
HSL	hsl(355, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(355, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 68.6%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.31, 51.78, 25.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.31, 57.80, 26.39°)
OKLab	oklab(49.69% 0.1524 0.0601)
OKLCH	oklch(49.69% 0.164 21.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.5818, 10.8412, 4.6034)
Luminance	0.1084 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC2C36 #2CACA2

analogous

#AC2C76 #AC2C36 #AC622C

triadic

#AC2C36 #36AC2C #2C36AC

tetradic

#AC2C36 #76AC2C #2CACA2 #622CAC

square

#AC2C36 #76AC2C #2CACA2 #622CAC

split-complementary

#AC2C36 #2CAC62 #2C76AC

monochromatic

#4B1317 #7B2027 #AC2C36 #D04650 #DC767E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.63

#AC2C36 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.17

#AC2C36 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC2C36

6.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC2C36	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC2C36	1.00	6.63	3.17	6.63
#FFFFFF	6.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514B35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716632

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD0031

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac2c36;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 44, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.164 21.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc6f6d',
    500: '#ac2c36',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac2c36;
$custom-light: #cc6f6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac2c36",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.313,
    "s": 59.259,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49691,
    "c": 0.16381,
    "h": 21.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10838
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC2C36

secondary

#70C4BD

accent

#E2D645

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC2C36

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

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