#AC2E38#AC2E38

#AC2E38 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.162 H 21.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC2E38
RGB	rgb(172, 46, 56)
HSL	hsl(355, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(355, 73%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.3%, 67.4%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.60, 51.17, 24.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.60, 56.87, 25.87°)
OKLab	oklab(49.92% 0.1509 0.0584)
OKLCH	oklch(49.92% 0.162 21.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.7061, 11.0129, 4.8813)
Luminance	0.1101 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC2E38 #2EACA2

analogous

#AC2E77 #AC2E38 #AC632E

triadic

#AC2E38 #38AC2E #2E38AC

tetradic

#AC2E38 #77AC2E #2EACA2 #632EAC

square

#AC2E38 #77AC2E #2EACA2 #632EAC

split-complementary

#AC2E38 #2EAC63 #2E77AC

monochromatic

#4B1419 #7C2128 #AC2E38 #CE4953 #DB7981

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.56

#AC2E38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#AC2E38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC2E38

6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC2E38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC2E38	1.00	6.56	3.20	6.56
#FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524C37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716734

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD0033

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac2e38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 46, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.162 21.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc706e',
    500: '#ac2e38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac2e38;
$custom-light: #cc706e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac2e38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.238,
    "s": 57.798,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49918,
    "c": 0.1618,
    "h": 21.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1101
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC2E38

secondary

#72C3BD

accent

#E1D547

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC2E38

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

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