#AC3039#AC3039

#AC3039 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.160 H 21.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC3039
RGB	rgb(172, 48, 57)
HSL	hsl(356, 56%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(356, 72%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.1%, 66.9%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.89, 50.49, 24.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.89, 56.14, 25.94°)
OKLab	oklab(50.14% 0.1489 0.058)
OKLCH	oklch(50.14% 0.16 21.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.8107, 11.1827, 5.0381)
Luminance	0.1118 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC3039 #30ACA3

analogous

#AC3077 #AC3039 #AC6530

triadic

#AC3039 #39AC30 #3039AC

tetradic

#AC3039 #77AC30 #30ACA3 #6530AC

square

#AC3039 #77AC30 #30ACA3 #6530AC

split-complementary

#AC3039 #30AC65 #3077AC

monochromatic

#4C1519 #7C2329 #AC3039 #CD4C55 #DA7C83

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.49

#AC3039 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#AC3039 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC3039

6.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC3039	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC3039	1.00	6.49	3.24	6.49
#FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534D38

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726835

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD0434

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac3039;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 48, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.160 21.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc716f',
    500: '#ac3039',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac3039;
$custom-light: #cc716f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac3039",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 48,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.645,
    "s": 56.364,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50135,
    "c": 0.15979,
    "h": 21.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1118
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC3039

secondary

#75C3BD

accent

#E0D548

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEC

border

#D3C8C7

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC3039

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

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