#AC2F42#AC2F42

#AC2F42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.160 H 16.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC2F42
RGB	rgb(172, 47, 66)
HSL	hsl(351, 57%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(351, 73%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.7%, 61.6%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.91, 51.42, 18.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.91, 54.81, 20.27°)
OKLab	oklab(50.21% 0.1537 0.0462)
OKLCH	oklch(50.21% 0.16 16.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.0151, 11.1998, 6.3137)
Luminance	0.1120 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC2F42 #2FAC99

analogous

#AC2F80 #AC2F42 #AC5A2F

triadic

#AC2F42 #42AC2F #2F42AC

tetradic

#AC2F42 #80AC2F #2FAC99 #5A2FAC

square

#AC2F42 #80AC2F #2FAC99 #5A2FAC

split-complementary

#AC2F42 #2FAC5A #2F80AC

monochromatic

#4C151D #7C2230 #AC2F42 #CE4B5E #DB7B89

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.48

#AC2F42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#AC2F42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC2F42

6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC2F42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC2F42	1.00	6.48	3.24	6.48
#FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514D42

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71683F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD0737

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac2f42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 47, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.160 16.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7176',
    500: '#ac2f42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac2f42;
$custom-light: #cb7176;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac2f42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.88,
    "s": 57.078,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50209,
    "c": 0.16048,
    "h": 16.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11197
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC2F42

secondary

#74C3B7

accent

#E0C947

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEDED

border

#D3C8C8

text

#150808

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC2F42

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

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