#AC3442#AC3442

#AC3442 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.155 H 18.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC3442
RGB	rgb(172, 52, 66)
HSL	hsl(353, 54%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(353, 70%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.8%, 61.6%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.61, 49.50, 19.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.61, 53.35, 21.91°)
OKLab	oklab(50.73% 0.1476 0.0483)
OKLCH	oklch(50.73% 0.155 18.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.2265, 11.6227, 6.3842)
Luminance	0.1162 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC3442 #34AC9E

analogous

#AC347E #AC3442 #AC6234

triadic

#AC3442 #42AC34 #3442AC

tetradic

#AC3442 #7EAC34 #34AC9E #6234AC

square

#AC3442 #7EAC34 #34AC9E #6234AC

split-complementary

#AC3442 #34AC62 #347EAC

monochromatic

#4E181E #7D2630 #AC3442 #CB5260 #D9818C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#AC3442 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#AC3442 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC3442

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC3442	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC3442	1.00	6.32	3.32	6.32
#FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#545042

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#72693F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC153A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac3442;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 52, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.155 18.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7376',
    500: '#ac3442',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac3442;
$custom-light: #cb7376;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac3442",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353,
    "s": 53.571,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50726,
    "c": 0.15527,
    "h": 18.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1162
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC3442

secondary

#79C2BA

accent

#DDCC4B

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEDED

border

#D3C8C8

text

#150908

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC3442

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

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