#AC2E31#AC2E31
#AC2E31 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.162 H 24.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC2E31 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 46, 49) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 58%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 73%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.3%, 71.5%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.49, 50.81, 28.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.49, 58.48, 29.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.8% 0.1482 0.0665) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.8% 0.162 24.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.5467, 10.9492, 4.0420) |
| Luminance | 0.1095 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.04
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.57
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.31
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.95
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.14
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC2E31 #2EACA9
analogous
#AC2E70 #AC2E31 #AC6A2E
triadic
#AC2E31 #31AC2E #2E31AC
tetradic
#AC2E31 #70AC2E #2EACA9 #6A2EAC
square
#AC2E31 #70AC2E #2EACA9 #6A2EAC
split-complementary
#AC2E31 #2EAC6A #2E70AC
monochromatic
#4B1415 #7C2123 #AC2E31 #CE494C #DB797C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.58
#AC2E31 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.19
#AC2E31 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AC2E31
6.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC2E31 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC2E31 | 1.00 | 6.58 | 3.19 | 6.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#524C30
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#72672D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD0031
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac2e31; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 46, 49); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.162 24.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd7069',
500: '#ac2e31',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac2e31; $custom-light: #cd7069; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac2e31",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 46,
"b": 49
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.571,
"s": 57.798,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49804,
"c": 0.16244,
"h": 24.2
},
"luminance": 0.10946
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC2E31
secondary
#72C3C1
accent
#E1DD47
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FBEDEB
border
#D4C8C6
text
#150806
muted
#837B7A