#AC342D#AC342D

#AC342D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.157 H 27.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC342D
RGB	rgb(172, 52, 45)
HSL	hsl(3, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(3, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.8%, 73.8%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.28, 48.32, 32.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.28, 58.09, 33.72°)
OKLab	oklab(50.37% 0.1395 0.0729)
OKLCH	oklch(50.37% 0.157 27.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.7170, 11.4189, 3.7006)
Luminance	0.1142 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC342D #2DA5AC

analogous

#AC2D66 #AC342D #AC732D

triadic

#AC342D #2DAC34 #342DAC

tetradic

#AC342D #66AC2D #2DA5AC #732DAC

square

#AC342D #66AC2D #2DA5AC #732DAC

split-complementary

#AC342D #2DAC73 #2D66AC

monochromatic

#4B1714 #7B2520 #AC342D #CF4F47 #DC7D78

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#AC342D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#AC342D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC342D

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC342D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC342D	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)

#564E2B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746929

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD0B33

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac342d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 52, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.157 27.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7366',
    500: '#ac342d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac342d;
$custom-light: #cd7366;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac342d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.307,
    "s": 58.525,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50371,
    "c": 0.15737,
    "h": 27.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11416
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC342D

secondary

#71BFC4

accent

#D9E246

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC342D

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

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