#AC3239#AC3239

#AC3239 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.158 H 21.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC3239
RGB	rgb(172, 50, 57)
HSL	hsl(357, 55%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(357, 71%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.9%, 66.9%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.16, 49.73, 24.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.16, 55.61, 26.60°)
OKLab	oklab(50.34% 0.1465 0.0587)
OKLCH	oklch(50.34% 0.158 21.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.8944, 11.3500, 5.0660)
Luminance	0.1135 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC3239 #32ACA5

analogous

#AC3276 #AC3239 #AC6832

triadic

#AC3239 #39AC32 #3239AC

tetradic

#AC3239 #76AC32 #32ACA5 #6832AC

square

#AC3239 #76AC32 #32ACA5 #6832AC

split-complementary

#AC3239 #32AC68 #3276AC

monochromatic

#4D161A #7D2429 #AC3239 #CC4F56 #DA7F84

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.42

#AC3239 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#AC3239 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC3239

6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC3239	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC3239	1.00	6.42	3.27	6.42
#FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544E38

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726835

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD0B36

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac3239;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 50, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.158 21.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc726f',
    500: '#ac3239',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac3239;
$custom-light: #cc726f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac3239",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.557,
    "s": 54.955,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50342,
    "c": 0.15782,
    "h": 21.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11347
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC3239

secondary

#77C3BE

accent

#DED64A

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEC

border

#D3C8C7

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC3239

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

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