#AC2C49#AC2C49

#AC2C49 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.164 H 12.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC2C49
RGB	rgb(172, 44, 73)
HSL	hsl(346, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(346, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 57.6%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.67, 52.98, 14.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.67, 54.87, 15.07°)
OKLab	oklab(50.08% 0.1599 0.0356)
OKLCH	oklch(50.08% 0.164 12.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.1184, 11.0558, 7.4293)
Luminance	0.1105 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC2C49 #2CAC8F

analogous

#AC2C89 #AC2C49 #AC4F2C

triadic

#AC2C49 #49AC2C #2C49AC

tetradic

#AC2C49 #89AC2C #2CAC8F #4F2CAC

square

#AC2C49 #89AC2C #2CAC8F #4F2CAC

split-complementary

#AC2C49 #2CAC4F #2C89AC

monochromatic

#4B1320 #7B2034 #AC2C49 #D04665 #DC768D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.54

#AC2C49 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#AC2C49 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC2C49

6.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC2C49	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC2C49	1.00	6.54	3.21	6.54
#FFFFFF	6.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E4D49

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6746

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC0338

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac2c49;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 44, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.164 12.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb707b',
    500: '#ac2c49',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac2c49;
$custom-light: #cb707b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac2c49",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.406,
    "s": 59.259,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50078,
    "c": 0.16385,
    "h": 12.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11053
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC2C49

secondary

#70C4B1

accent

#E2BF45

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEDED

border

#D3C8C8

text

#150809

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC2C49

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

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