#AC3B2A#AC3B2A
#AC3B2A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.151 H 31.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC3B2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 59, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 76%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65.7%, 75.6%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.32, 45.25, 35.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.32, 57.28, 37.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.15% 0.1293 0.0784) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.15% 0.151 31.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.9972, 12.0685, 3.5192) |
| Luminance | 0.1207 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.88
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.24
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.12
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.05
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.10
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC3B2A #2A9BAC
analogous
#AC2A5A #AC3B2A #AC7C2A
triadic
#AC3B2A #2AAC3B #3B2AAC
tetradic
#AC3B2A #5AAC2A #2A9BAC #7C2AAC
square
#AC3B2A #5AAC2A #2A9BAC #7C2AAC
split-complementary
#AC3B2A #2AAC7C #2A5AAC
monochromatic
#4A1912 #7B2A1E #AC3B2A #D15542 #DD8173
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.15
#AC3B2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.41
#AC3B2A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AC3B2A
6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC3B2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC3B2A | 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)
#5B5227
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#776B26
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD1C38
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac3b2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 59, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.151 31.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cc7764',
500: '#ac3b2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac3b2a; $custom-light: #cc7764; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac3b2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 59,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.846,
"s": 60.748,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51145,
"c": 0.15118,
"h": 31.2
},
"luminance": 0.12066
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC3B2A
secondary
#6DB9C4
accent
#CFE444
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FBEDEB
border
#D4C8C6
text
#150905
muted
#837B7A