#AC3238#AC3238

#AC3238 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.158 H 22.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC3238
RGB	rgb(172, 50, 56)
HSL	hsl(357, 55%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(357, 71%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.9%, 67.4%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.15, 49.67, 25.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.15, 55.83, 27.17°)
OKLab	oklab(50.33% 0.1461 0.0599)
OKLCH	oklch(50.33% 0.158 22.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.8697, 11.3401, 4.9359)
Luminance	0.1134 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC3238 #32ACA6

analogous

#AC3275 #AC3238 #AC6932

triadic

#AC3238 #38AC32 #3238AC

tetradic

#AC3238 #75AC32 #32ACA6 #6932AC

square

#AC3238 #75AC32 #32ACA6 #6932AC

split-complementary

#AC3238 #32AC69 #3275AC

monochromatic

#4D1619 #7D2429 #AC3238 #CC4F55 #DA7F83

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.43

#AC3238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#AC3238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC3238

6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC3238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC3238	1.00	6.43	3.27	6.43
#FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544E37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736834

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD0A35

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac3238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 50, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.158 22.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc726e',
    500: '#ac3238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac3238;
$custom-light: #cc726e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac3238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.049,
    "s": 54.955,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50325,
    "c": 0.1579,
    "h": 22.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11337
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC3238

secondary

#77C3BF

accent

#DED74A

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEC

border

#D3C8C7

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC3238

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

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