#AC3541#AC3541

#AC3541 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.154 H 18.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC3541
RGB	rgb(172, 53, 65)
HSL	hsl(354, 53%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(354, 69%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.2%, 62.2%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.74, 49.03, 20.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.74, 53.22, 22.88°)
OKLab	oklab(50.82% 0.1459 0.0501)
OKLCH	oklch(50.82% 0.154 18.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.2424, 11.7012, 6.2453)
Luminance	0.1170 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC3541 #35ACA0

analogous

#AC357D #AC3541 #AC6535

triadic

#AC3541 #41AC35 #3541AC

tetradic

#AC3541 #7DAC35 #35ACA0 #6535AC

square

#AC3541 #7DAC35 #35ACA0 #6535AC

split-complementary

#AC3541 #35AC65 #357DAC

monochromatic

#4E181E #7D272F #AC3541 #CA5460 #D9838B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.29

#AC3541 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#AC3541 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC3541

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC3541	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC3541	1.00	6.29	3.34	6.29
#FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#545041

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#73693E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC173A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac3541;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 53, 65);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.154 18.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7475',
    500: '#ac3541',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac3541;
$custom-light: #cb7475;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac3541",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 65
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.95,
    "s": 52.889,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50815,
    "c": 0.15423,
    "h": 18.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11699
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC3541

secondary

#7BC2BB

accent

#DCCE4C

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEDED

border

#D3C8C8

text

#150908

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC3541

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

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