#AC2C39#AC2C39

#AC2C39 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.164 H 20.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC2C39
RGB	rgb(172, 44, 57)
HSL	hsl(354, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(354, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 66.9%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.36, 51.95, 23.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.36, 57.18, 24.70°)
OKLab	oklab(49.74% 0.1536 0.0565)
OKLCH	oklch(49.74% 0.164 20.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.6545, 10.8702, 4.9860)
Luminance	0.1087 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC2C39 #2CAC9F

analogous

#AC2C79 #AC2C39 #AC5F2C

triadic

#AC2C39 #39AC2C #2C39AC

tetradic

#AC2C39 #79AC2C #2CAC9F #5F2CAC

square

#AC2C39 #79AC2C #2CAC9F #5F2CAC

split-complementary

#AC2C39 #2CAC5F #2C79AC

monochromatic

#4B1319 #7B2029 #AC2C39 #D04654 #DC7681

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.62

#AC2C39 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.17

#AC2C39 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC2C39

6.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC2C39	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC2C39	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)

#504B39

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716735

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD0032

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac2c39;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 44, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.164 20.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc706f',
    500: '#ac2c39',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac2c39;
$custom-light: #cc706f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac2c39",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.906,
    "s": 59.259,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49744,
    "c": 0.16362,
    "h": 20.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10867
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC2C39

secondary

#70C4BB

accent

#E2D245

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEC

border

#D4C8C7

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC2C39

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

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