#AC2E3E#AC2E3E
#AC2E3E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.162 H 18.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC2E3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 46, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(352, 58%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(352, 73%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.3%, 64%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.71, 51.53, 21.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.71, 55.73, 22.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.03% 0.1533 0.051) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.03% 0.162 18.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.8617, 11.0752, 5.7010) |
| Luminance | 0.1107 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 3.54
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 3.95
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.57
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.00
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.67
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 6.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC2E3E #2EAC9C
analogous
#AC2E7D #AC2E3E #AC5D2E
triadic
#AC2E3E #3EAC2E #2E3EAC
tetradic
#AC2E3E #7DAC2E #2EAC9C #5D2EAC
square
#AC2E3E #7DAC2E #2EAC9C #5D2EAC
split-complementary
#AC2E3E #2EAC5D #2E7DAC
monochromatic
#4B141B #7C212D #AC2E3E #CE495A #DB7986
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.53
#AC2E3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.21
#AC2E3E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AC2E3E
6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC2E3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC2E3E | 1.00 | 6.53 | 3.21 | 6.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#514D3E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#71673A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD0135
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac2e3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 46, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.162 18.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cc7173',
500: '#ac2e3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac2e3e; $custom-light: #cc7173; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac2e3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 46,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 352.381,
"s": 57.798,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5003,
"c": 0.16151,
"h": 18.4
},
"luminance": 0.11072
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC2E3E
secondary
#72C3B9
accent
#E1CD47
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FAEDEC
border
#D3C8C7
text
#150808
muted
#837B7B