#AC2F27#AC2F27
#AC2F27 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.163 H 28.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC2F27 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 47, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 63%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 77%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.7%, 77.3%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.50, 50.00, 34.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.50, 60.95, 34.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.77% 0.1435 0.077) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.77% 0.163 28.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.3981, 10.9530, 3.0645) |
| Luminance | 0.1095 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 1.80
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.74
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.32
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.57
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 4.14
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 5.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC2F27 #27A4AC
analogous
#AC2762 #AC2F27 #AC7227
triadic
#AC2F27 #27AC2F #2F27AC
tetradic
#AC2F27 #62AC27 #27A4AC #7227AC
square
#AC2F27 #62AC27 #27A4AC #7227AC
split-complementary
#AC2F27 #27AC72 #2762AC
monochromatic
#481410 #7A211C #AC2F27 #D3463D #DE766F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.58
#AC2F27 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.19
#AC2F27 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AC2F27
6.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC2F27 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC2F27 | 1.00 | 6.58 | 3.19 | 6.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#544C25
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#736722
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE002E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac2f27; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 47, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.163 28.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd7062',
500: '#ac2f27',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac2f27; $custom-light: #cd7062; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac2f27",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 47,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.609,
"s": 63.033,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49768,
"c": 0.16288,
"h": 28.2
},
"luminance": 0.1095
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC2F27
secondary
#6AC0C5
accent
#DCE642
background
#FDF7F5
surface
#FBEDEA
border
#D4C8C6
text
#150805
muted
#837B79