#AC2E39#AC2E39

#AC2E39 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.162 H 20.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC2E39
RGB	rgb(172, 46, 57)
HSL	hsl(355, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(355, 73%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.3%, 66.9%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.62, 51.23, 24.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.62, 56.67, 25.30°)
OKLab	oklab(49.94% 0.1513 0.0572)
OKLCH	oklch(49.94% 0.162 20.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.7308, 11.0228, 5.0114)
Luminance	0.1102 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC2E39 #2EACA1

analogous

#AC2E78 #AC2E39 #AC622E

triadic

#AC2E39 #39AC2E #2E39AC

tetradic

#AC2E39 #78AC2E #2EACA1 #622EAC

square

#AC2E39 #78AC2E #2EACA1 #622EAC

split-complementary

#AC2E39 #2EAC62 #2E78AC

monochromatic

#4B1419 #7C2129 #AC2E39 #CE4955 #DB7982

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.55

#AC2E39 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#AC2E39 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC2E39

6.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC2E39	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC2E39	1.00	6.55	3.20	6.55
#FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514C38

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716735

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD0033

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac2e39;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 46, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.162 20.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc706f',
    500: '#ac2e39',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac2e39;
$custom-light: #cc706f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac2e39",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.762,
    "s": 57.798,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49936,
    "c": 0.16173,
    "h": 20.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1102
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC2E39

secondary

#72C3BC

accent

#E1D447

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEC

border

#D4C8C7

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC2E39

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

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