#AC2C43#AC2C43
#AC2C43 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.163 H 15.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC2C43 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 44, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(349, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(349, 74%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 61%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.55, 52.56, 17.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.55, 55.52, 18.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.94% 0.1575 0.0437) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.94% 0.163 15.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.9290, 10.9800, 6.4317) |
| Luminance | 0.1098 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 3.02
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 3.80
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 5.30
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 5.49
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.58
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 5.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC2C43 #2CAC95
analogous
#AC2C83 #AC2C43 #AC552C
triadic
#AC2C43 #43AC2C #2C43AC
tetradic
#AC2C43 #83AC2C #2CAC95 #552CAC
square
#AC2C43 #83AC2C #2CAC95 #552CAC
split-complementary
#AC2C43 #2CAC55 #2C83AC
monochromatic
#4B131D #7B2030 #AC2C43 #D0465E #DC7689
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.57
#AC2C43 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.20
#AC2C43 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AC2C43
6.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC2C43 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC2C43 | 1.00 | 6.57 | 3.20 | 6.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F4C43
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F6740
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD0036
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac2c43; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 44, 67); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.163 15.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cc7076',
500: '#ac2c43',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac2c43; $custom-light: #cc7076; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac2c43",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 44,
"b": 67
},
"hsl": {
"h": 349.219,
"s": 59.259,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49942,
"c": 0.16349,
"h": 15.5
},
"luminance": 0.10977
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC2C43
secondary
#70C4B5
accent
#E2C645
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FAEDED
border
#D3C8C8
text
#150808
muted
#837B7B