#AC3242#AC3242

#AC3242 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.157 H 17.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC3242
RGB	rgb(172, 50, 66)
HSL	hsl(352, 55%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(352, 71%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.9%, 61.6%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.32, 50.29, 19.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.32, 53.95, 21.23°)
OKLab	oklab(50.51% 0.1501 0.0475)
OKLCH	oklch(50.51% 0.157 17.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.1391, 11.4479, 6.3551)
Luminance	0.1144 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC3242 #32AC9C

analogous

#AC327F #AC3242 #AC5F32

triadic

#AC3242 #42AC32 #3242AC

tetradic

#AC3242 #7FAC32 #32AC9C #5F32AC

square

#AC3242 #7FAC32 #32AC9C #5F32AC

split-complementary

#AC3242 #32AC5F #327FAC

monochromatic

#4D161E #7D2430 #AC3242 #CC4F60 #DA7F8B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#AC3242 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#AC3242 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC3242

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC3242	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC3242	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524F42

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71683F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC1039

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac3242;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 50, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.157 17.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7276',
    500: '#ac3242',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac3242;
$custom-light: #cb7276;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac3242",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.131,
    "s": 54.955,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50514,
    "c": 0.15739,
    "h": 17.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11445
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC3242

secondary

#77C3B9

accent

#DECB4A

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEDED

border

#D3C8C8

text

#150808

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC3242

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

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