#AC3236#AC3236

#AC3236 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.158 H 23.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC3236
RGB	rgb(172, 50, 54)
HSL	hsl(358, 55%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(358, 71%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.9%, 68.6%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.12, 49.56, 26.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.12, 56.28, 28.29°)
OKLab	oklab(50.29% 0.1453 0.0623)
OKLCH	oklch(50.29% 0.158 23.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.8217, 11.3210, 4.6834)
Luminance	0.1132 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC3236 #32ACA8

analogous

#AC3273 #AC3236 #AC6B32

triadic

#AC3236 #36AC32 #3236AC

tetradic

#AC3236 #73AC32 #32ACA8 #6B32AC

square

#AC3236 #73AC32 #32ACA8 #6B32AC

split-complementary

#AC3236 #32AC6B #3273AC

monochromatic

#4D1618 #7D2427 #AC3236 #CC4F53 #DA7F82

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.43

#AC3236 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#AC3236 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC3236

6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC3236	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC3236	1.00	6.43	3.26	6.43
#FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544E35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736832

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD0935

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac3236;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 50, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.158 23.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc726d',
    500: '#ac3236',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac3236;
$custom-light: #cc726d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac3236",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.033,
    "s": 54.955,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50291,
    "c": 0.1581,
    "h": 23.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11318
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC3236

secondary

#77C3C0

accent

#DED94A

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC3236

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

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