#AC3A37#AC3A37
#AC3A37 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.150 H 25.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC3A37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 58, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 52%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 68%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.3%, 68%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.34, 46.33, 27.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.34, 53.91, 30.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.21% 0.1353 0.0644) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.21% 0.15 25.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.2179, 12.0753, 4.9325) |
| Luminance | 0.1207 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.53
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.59
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.56
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.54
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.69
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC3A37 #37A9AC
analogous
#AC376F #AC3A37 #AC7437
triadic
#AC3A37 #37AC3A #3A37AC
tetradic
#AC3A37 #6FAC37 #37A9AC #7437AC
square
#AC3A37 #6FAC37 #37A9AC #7437AC
split-complementary
#AC3A37 #37AC74 #376FAC
monochromatic
#4F1B19 #7E2A28 #AC3A37 #C95A57 #D88785
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.15
#AC3A37 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.41
#AC3A37 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AC3A37
6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC3A37 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC3A37 | 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)
#595236
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#756B34
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD1E3A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac3a37; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 58, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.150 25.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cc766e',
500: '#ac3a37',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac3a37; $custom-light: #cc766e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac3a37",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 58,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.538,
"s": 51.542,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51208,
"c": 0.14986,
"h": 25.4
},
"luminance": 0.12073
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC3A37
secondary
#7DC0C2
accent
#D7DB4D
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FAEDEB
border
#D3C8C6
text
#150907
muted
#837B7A