#AC3848#AC3848

#AC3848 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.151 H 16.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC3848
RGB	rgb(172, 56, 72)
HSL	hsl(352, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(352, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.4%, 58.1%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.33, 48.30, 17.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.33, 51.24, 19.52°)
OKLab	oklab(51.3% 0.1448 0.0423)
OKLCH	oklch(51.3% 0.151 16.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.5990, 12.0695, 7.4272)
Luminance	0.1207 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC3848 #38AC9C

analogous

#AC3882 #AC3848 #AC6238

triadic

#AC3848 #48AC38 #3848AC

tetradic

#AC3848 #82AC38 #38AC9C #6238AC

square

#AC3848 #82AC38 #38AC9C #6238AC

split-complementary

#AC3848 #38AC62 #3882AC

monochromatic

#501A21 #7E2935 #AC3848 #C95868 #D88792

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15

#AC3848 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#AC3848 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC3848

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC3848	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC3848	1.00	6.15	3.41	6.15
#FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#555248

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736A45

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC1F3F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac3848;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 56, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.151 16.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb767a',
    500: '#ac3848',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac3848;
$custom-light: #cb767a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac3848",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.724,
    "s": 50.877,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.513,
    "c": 0.15081,
    "h": 16.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12067
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC3848

secondary

#7EC2B8

accent

#DAC74D

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEDED

border

#D3C8C8

text

#140909

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC3848

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

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