#AC3536#AC3536

#AC3536 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.155 H 24.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC3536
RGB	rgb(172, 53, 54)
HSL	hsl(359, 53%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(359, 69%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.2%, 68.6%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.55, 48.37, 27.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.55, 55.49, 29.36°)
OKLab	oklab(50.62% 0.1416 0.0635)
OKLCH	oklch(50.62% 0.155 24.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.9542, 11.5859, 4.7276)
Luminance	0.1158 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC3536 #35ACAB

analogous

#AC3572 #AC3536 #AC7035

triadic

#AC3536 #36AC35 #3536AC

tetradic

#AC3536 #72AC35 #35ACAB #7035AC

square

#AC3536 #72AC35 #35ACAB #7035AC

split-complementary

#AC3536 #35AC70 #3572AC

monochromatic

#4E1819 #7D2727 #AC3536 #CA5455 #D98383

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.33

#AC3536 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#AC3536 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC3536

6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC3536	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC3536	1.00	6.33	3.32	6.33
#FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#564F35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746932

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD1237

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac3536;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 53, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.155 24.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc746d',
    500: '#ac3536',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac3536;
$custom-light: #cc746d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac3536",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.496,
    "s": 52.889,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50615,
    "c": 0.15512,
    "h": 24.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11583
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC3536

secondary

#7BC2C2

accent

#DCDB4C

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEB

border

#D3C8C6

text

#150907

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC3536

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

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