#AC342A#AC342A

#AC342A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.158 H 28.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC342A
RGB	rgb(172, 52, 42)
HSL	hsl(5, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(5, 76%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.8%, 75.6%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.24, 48.19, 33.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.24, 58.94, 35.16°)
OKLab	oklab(50.33% 0.1385 0.0758)
OKLCH	oklch(50.33% 0.158 28.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.6613, 11.3966, 3.4072)
Luminance	0.1139 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC342A #2AA2AC

analogous

#AC2A61 #AC342A #AC752A

triadic

#AC342A #2AAC34 #342AAC

tetradic

#AC342A #61AC2A #2AA2AC #752AAC

square

#AC342A #61AC2A #2AA2AC #752AAC

split-complementary

#AC342A #2AAC75 #2A61AC

monochromatic

#4A1612 #7B251E #AC342A #D14D42 #DD7C73

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#AC342A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#AC342A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC342A

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC342A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC342A	1.00	6.40	3.28	6.40
#FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#574E28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746826

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD0A33

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac342a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 52, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.158 28.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7364',
    500: '#ac342a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac342a;
$custom-light: #cd7364;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac342a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.615,
    "s": 60.748,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50332,
    "c": 0.15786,
    "h": 28.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11394
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC342A

secondary

#6DBEC4

accent

#D8E444

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC342A

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

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