#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 |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 3.97
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 4.25
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.90
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.73
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 5.81
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 5.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
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