#AC2E35#AC2E35

#AC2E35 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.162 H 22.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC2E35
RGB	rgb(172, 46, 53)
HSL	hsl(357, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(357, 73%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.3%, 69.2%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.55, 51.01, 26.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.55, 57.53, 27.54°)
OKLab	oklab(49.87% 0.1497 0.062)
OKLCH	oklch(49.87% 0.162 22.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.6349, 10.9845, 4.5065)
Luminance	0.1098 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC2E35 #2EACA5

analogous

#AC2E74 #AC2E35 #AC662E

triadic

#AC2E35 #35AC2E #2E35AC

tetradic

#AC2E35 #74AC2E #2EACA5 #662EAC

square

#AC2E35 #74AC2E #2EACA5 #662EAC

split-complementary

#AC2E35 #2EAC66 #2E74AC

monochromatic

#4B1417 #7C2126 #AC2E35 #CE4950 #DB797F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.57

#AC2E35 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#AC2E35 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC2E35

6.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC2E35	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC2E35	1.00	6.57	3.20	6.57
#FFFFFF	6.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524C34

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726731

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD0032

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac2e35;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 46, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.162 22.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc706c',
    500: '#ac2e35',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac2e35;
$custom-light: #cc706c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac2e35",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.667,
    "s": 57.798,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49867,
    "c": 0.16203,
    "h": 22.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10982
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC2E35

secondary

#72C3BF

accent

#E1D847

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC2E35

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

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