#AC3235#AC3235

#AC3235 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.158 H 23.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC3235
RGB	rgb(172, 50, 53)
HSL	hsl(359, 55%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(359, 71%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.9%, 69.2%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.10, 49.50, 27.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.10, 56.52, 28.85°)
OKLab	oklab(50.27% 0.1449 0.0634)
OKLCH	oklch(50.27% 0.158 23.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.7985, 11.3117, 4.5610)
Luminance	0.1131 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC3235 #32ACA9

analogous

#AC3272 #AC3235 #AC6C32

triadic

#AC3235 #35AC32 #3235AC

tetradic

#AC3235 #72AC32 #32ACA9 #6C32AC

square

#AC3235 #72AC32 #32ACA9 #6C32AC

split-complementary

#AC3235 #32AC6C #3272AC

monochromatic

#4D1618 #7D2426 #AC3235 #CC4F52 #DA7F81

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.44

#AC3235 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#AC3235 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC3235

6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC3235	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC3235	1.00	6.44	3.26	6.44
#FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544E34

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736831

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD0934

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac3235;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 50, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.158 23.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc726c',
    500: '#ac3235',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac3235;
$custom-light: #cc726c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac3235",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.525,
    "s": 54.955,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50274,
    "c": 0.15821,
    "h": 23.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11309
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC3235

secondary

#77C3C1

accent

#DEDB4A

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC3235

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

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