#AC2C3C#AC2C3C
#AC2C3C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.163 H 18.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC2C3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 44, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(353, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(353, 74%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 65.1%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.41, 52.12, 22.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.41, 56.61, 22.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.8% 0.1547 0.0528) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.8% 0.163 18.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.7315, 10.9010, 5.3919) |
| Luminance | 0.1090 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 3.43
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 3.91
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.47
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.67
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.27
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 6.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC2C3C #2CAC9C
analogous
#AC2C7C #AC2C3C #AC5C2C
triadic
#AC2C3C #3CAC2C #2C3CAC
tetradic
#AC2C3C #7CAC2C #2CAC9C #5C2CAC
square
#AC2C3C #7CAC2C #2CAC9C #5C2CAC
split-complementary
#AC2C3C #2CAC5C #2C7CAC
monochromatic
#4B131A #7B202B #AC2C3C #D04657 #DC7683
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.60
#AC2C3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.18
#AC2C3C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AC2C3C
6.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC2C3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC2C3C | 1.00 | 6.60 | 3.18 | 6.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#504C3C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#706738
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD0033
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac2c3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 44, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.163 18.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cc7071',
500: '#ac2c3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac2c3c; $custom-light: #cc7071; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac2c3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 44,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 352.5,
"s": 59.259,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.498,
"c": 0.16349,
"h": 18.8
},
"luminance": 0.10898
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC2C3C
secondary
#70C4B9
accent
#E2CF45
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FAEDEC
border
#D3C8C7
text
#150807
muted
#837B7A