#AC2C45#AC2C45

#AC2C45 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.164 H 14.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC2C45
RGB	rgb(172, 44, 69)
HSL	hsl(348, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(348, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 59.9%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.59, 52.70, 16.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.59, 55.27, 17.56°)
OKLab	oklab(49.99% 0.1583 0.041)
OKLCH	oklch(49.99% 0.164 14.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.9900, 11.0044, 6.7532)
Luminance	0.1100 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC2C45 #2CAC93

analogous

#AC2C85 #AC2C45 #AC532C

triadic

#AC2C45 #45AC2C #2C45AC

tetradic

#AC2C45 #85AC2C #2CAC93 #532CAC

square

#AC2C45 #85AC2C #2CAC93 #532CAC

split-complementary

#AC2C45 #2CAC53 #2C85AC

monochromatic

#4B131E #7B2031 #AC2C45 #D04661 #DC768A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.56

#AC2C45 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#AC2C45 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC2C45

6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC2C45	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC2C45	1.00	6.56	3.20	6.56
#FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E4C45

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6742

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC0036

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac2c45;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 44, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.164 14.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7078',
    500: '#ac2c45',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac2c45;
$custom-light: #cb7078;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac2c45",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.281,
    "s": 59.259,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49986,
    "c": 0.16357,
    "h": 14.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11002
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC2C45

secondary

#70C4B3

accent

#E2C445

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEDED

border

#D3C8C8

text

#150808

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC2C45

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

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