#AC3542#AC3542

#AC3542 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.154 H 18.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC3542
RGB	rgb(172, 53, 66)
HSL	hsl(353, 53%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(353, 69%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.2%, 61.6%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.76, 49.10, 20.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.76, 53.05, 22.26°)
OKLab	oklab(50.83% 0.1463 0.0488)
OKLCH	oklch(50.83% 0.154 18.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.2716, 11.7129, 6.3992)
Luminance	0.1171 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC3542 #35AC9F

analogous

#AC357E #AC3542 #AC6435

triadic

#AC3542 #42AC35 #3542AC

tetradic

#AC3542 #7EAC35 #35AC9F #6435AC

square

#AC3542 #7EAC35 #35AC9F #6435AC

split-complementary

#AC3542 #35AC64 #357EAC

monochromatic

#4E181E #7D2730 #AC3542 #CA5461 #D9838C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#AC3542 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#AC3542 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC3542

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC3542	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC3542	1.00	6.28	3.34	6.28
#FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#545042

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#72693F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC173B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac3542;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 53, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.154 18.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7476',
    500: '#ac3542',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac3542;
$custom-light: #cb7476;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac3542",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.445,
    "s": 52.889,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50835,
    "c": 0.1542,
    "h": 18.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1171
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC3542

secondary

#7BC2BA

accent

#DCCC4C

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEDED

border

#D3C8C8

text

#150908

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC3542

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

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