#AC2E2B#AC2E2B

#AC2E2B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.163 H 26.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC2E2B
RGB	rgb(172, 46, 43)
HSL	hsl(1, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(1, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.3%, 75%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.41, 50.54, 32.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.41, 60.05, 32.70°)
OKLab	oklab(49.72% 0.146 0.0728)
OKLCH	oklch(49.72% 0.163 26.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.4284, 10.9019, 3.4190)
Luminance	0.1090 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC2E2B #2BA9AC

analogous

#AC2B69 #AC2E2B #AC6E2B

triadic

#AC2E2B #2BAC2E #2E2BAC

tetradic

#AC2E2B #69AC2B #2BA9AC #6E2BAC

square

#AC2E2B #69AC2B #2BA9AC #6E2BAC

split-complementary

#AC2E2B #2BAC6E #2B69AC

monochromatic

#4A1413 #7B211F #AC2E2B #D04744 #DC7775

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.60

#AC2E2B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.18

#AC2E2B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC2E2B

6.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC2E2B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC2E2B	1.00	6.60	3.18	6.60
#FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534B29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726726

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac2e2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 46, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.163 26.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7065',
    500: '#ac2e2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac2e2b;
$custom-light: #cd7065;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac2e2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.395,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49718,
    "c": 0.16319,
    "h": 26.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10899
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC2E2B

secondary

#6FC2C4

accent

#DFE345

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC2E2B

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

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