#AC2C3E#AC2C3E
#AC2C3E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.163 H 17.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC2C3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 44, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(352, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(352, 74%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 64%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.45, 52.24, 20.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.45, 56.26, 21.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.84% 0.1555 0.0502) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.84% 0.163 17.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.7854, 10.9226, 5.6756) |
| Luminance | 0.1092 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 3.15
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 3.72
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.69
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.08
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 5.83
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC2C3E #2CAC9A
analogous
#AC2C7E #AC2C3E #AC5A2C
triadic
#AC2C3E #3EAC2C #2C3EAC
tetradic
#AC2C3E #7EAC2C #2CAC9A #5A2CAC
square
#AC2C3E #7EAC2C #2CAC9A #5A2CAC
split-complementary
#AC2C3E #2CAC5A #2C7EAC
monochromatic
#4B131B #7B202C #AC2C3E #D04659 #DC7685
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.60
#AC2C3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.18
#AC2C3E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AC2C3E
6.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC2C3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC2C3E | 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)
#504C3E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#70673A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD0034
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac2c3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 44, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.163 17.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cc7073',
500: '#ac2c3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac2c3e; $custom-light: #cc7073; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac2c3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 44,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 351.563,
"s": 59.259,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49839,
"c": 0.16345,
"h": 17.9
},
"luminance": 0.1092
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC2C3E
secondary
#70C4B8
accent
#E2CC45
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FAEDEC
border
#D3C8C7
text
#150808
muted
#837B7B