#AC2E29#AC2E29
#AC2E29 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.163 H 27.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC2E29 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 46, 41) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 62%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 76%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.3%, 76.2%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.39, 50.45, 33.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.39, 60.61, 33.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.69% 0.1454 0.0748) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.69% 0.163 27.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.3926, 10.8876, 3.2304) |
| Luminance | 0.1089 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 1.78
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.14
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.89
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.10
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 4.23
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC2E29 #29A7AC
analogous
#AC2966 #AC2E29 #AC7029
triadic
#AC2E29 #29AC2E #2E29AC
tetradic
#AC2E29 #66AC29 #29A7AC #7029AC
square
#AC2E29 #66AC29 #29A7AC #7029AC
split-complementary
#AC2E29 #29AC70 #2966AC
monochromatic
#491411 #7B211D #AC2E29 #D24641 #DD7672
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.61
#AC2E29 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.18
#AC2E29 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AC2E29
6.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC2E29 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC2E29 | 1.00 | 6.61 | 3.18 | 6.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#534B27
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#736724
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE002E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac2e29; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 46, 41); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.163 27.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd7063',
500: '#ac2e29',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac2e29; $custom-light: #cd7063; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac2e29",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 46,
"b": 41
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.29,
"s": 61.502,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49692,
"c": 0.16347,
"h": 27.2
},
"luminance": 0.10885
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC2E29
secondary
#6CC1C5
accent
#DEE543
background
#FDF7F5
surface
#FBEDEA
border
#D4C8C6
text
#150805
muted
#837B79