#AC2E36#AC2E36

#AC2E36 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.162 H 22.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC2E36
RGB	rgb(172, 46, 54)
HSL	hsl(356, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(356, 73%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.3%, 68.6%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.57, 51.06, 26.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.57, 57.31, 26.99°)
OKLab	oklab(49.88% 0.1501 0.0608)
OKLCH	oklch(49.88% 0.162 22)
XYZ	xyz(18.6581, 10.9938, 4.6289)
Luminance	0.1099 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC2E36 #2EACA4

analogous

#AC2E75 #AC2E36 #AC652E

triadic

#AC2E36 #36AC2E #2E36AC

tetradic

#AC2E36 #75AC2E #2EACA4 #652EAC

square

#AC2E36 #75AC2E #2EACA4 #652EAC

split-complementary

#AC2E36 #2EAC65 #2E75AC

monochromatic

#4B1418 #7C2127 #AC2E36 #CE4951 #DB797F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.57

#AC2E36 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#AC2E36 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC2E36

6.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC2E36	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC2E36	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)

#524C35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716732

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD0032

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac2e36;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 46, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.162 22.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc706d',
    500: '#ac2e36',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac2e36;
$custom-light: #cc706d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac2e36",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.19,
    "s": 57.798,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49884,
    "c": 0.16195,
    "h": 22
  },
  "luminance": 0.10991
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC2E36

secondary

#72C3BE

accent

#E1D747

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC2E36

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

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