#AC2D23#AC2D23
#AC2D23 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.165 H 29.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC2D23 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 45, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 66%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 80%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.8%, 79.7%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.19, 50.59, 36.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.19, 62.55, 36.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.52% 0.1445 0.0801) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.52% 0.165 29) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.2572, 10.7716, 2.7076) |
| Luminance | 0.1077 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 1.83
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.94
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.24
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.31
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 3.91
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 4.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC2D23 #23A2AC
analogous
#AC235D #AC2D23 #AC7223
triadic
#AC2D23 #23AC2D #2D23AC
tetradic
#AC2D23 #5DAC23 #23A2AC #7223AC
square
#AC2D23 #5DAC23 #23A2AC #7223AC
split-complementary
#AC2D23 #23AC72 #235DAC
monochromatic
#46120E #792019 #AC2D23 #D64236 #E07269
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.66
#AC2D23 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.15
#AC2D23 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AC2D23
6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC2D23 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC2D23 | 1.00 | 6.66 | 3.15 | 6.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#534B20
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#73661D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE002C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac2d23; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 45, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.165 29.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce6f5f',
500: '#ac2d23',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac2d23; $custom-light: #ce6f5f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac2d23",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 45,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.38,
"s": 66.184,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49524,
"c": 0.16522,
"h": 29
},
"luminance": 0.10769
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC2D23
secondary
#64BFC6
accent
#DDE93F
background
#FDF7F5
surface
#FBEDE9
border
#D4C8C5
text
#150804
muted
#837B79