#AC2C38#AC2C38

#AC2C38 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.164 H 20.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC2C38
RGB	rgb(172, 44, 56)
HSL	hsl(354, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(354, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 67.4%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.34, 51.89, 24.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.34, 57.38, 25.27°)
OKLab	oklab(49.73% 0.1532 0.0577)
OKLCH	oklch(49.73% 0.164 20.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.6298, 10.8603, 4.8559)
Luminance	0.1086 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC2C38 #2CACA0

analogous

#AC2C78 #AC2C38 #AC602C

triadic

#AC2C38 #38AC2C #2C38AC

tetradic

#AC2C38 #78AC2C #2CACA0 #602CAC

square

#AC2C38 #78AC2C #2CACA0 #602CAC

split-complementary

#AC2C38 #2CAC60 #2C78AC

monochromatic

#4B1318 #7B2028 #AC2C38 #D04653 #DC7680

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.62

#AC2C38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.17

#AC2C38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC2C38

6.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC2C38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC2C38	1.00	6.62	3.17	6.62
#FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504B37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716734

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD0032

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac2c38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 44, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.164 20.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc6f6e',
    500: '#ac2c38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac2c38;
$custom-light: #cc6f6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac2c38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.375,
    "s": 59.259,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49726,
    "c": 0.16368,
    "h": 20.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10858
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC2C38

secondary

#70C4BC

accent

#E2D445

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC2C38

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

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