#AC3232#AC3232

#AC3232 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.159 H 24.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC3232
RGB	rgb(172, 50, 50)
HSL	hsl(0, 55%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(0, 71%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.9%, 70.9%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.06, 49.35, 29.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.06, 57.25, 30.46°)
OKLab	oklab(50.23% 0.1438 0.0668)
OKLCH	oklch(50.23% 0.159 24.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.7316, 11.2849, 4.2089)
Luminance	0.1128 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC3232 #32ACAC

analogous

#AC326F #AC3232 #AC6F32

triadic

#AC3232 #32AC32 #3232AC

tetradic

#AC3232 #6FAC32 #32ACAC #6F32AC

square

#AC3232 #6FAC32 #32ACAC #6F32AC

split-complementary

#AC3232 #32AC6F #326FAC

monochromatic

#4D1616 #7D2424 #AC3232 #CC4F4F #DA7F7F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.45

#AC3232 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#AC3232 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC3232

6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC3232	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC3232	1.00	6.45	3.26	6.45
#FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554E31

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#73682E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD0733

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac3232;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 50, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.159 24.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc726a',
    500: '#ac3232',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac3232;
$custom-light: #cc726a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac3232",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 54.955,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50227,
    "c": 0.15856,
    "h": 24.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11282
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC3232

secondary

#77C3C3

accent

#DEDE4A

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC3232

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

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