#AC3C2E#AC3C2E
#AC3C2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.149 H 30.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC3C2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 60, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 58%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 73%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65.1%, 73.3%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.54, 44.99, 33.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.54, 55.85, 36.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.32% 0.1293 0.0749) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.32% 0.149 30.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.1243, 12.2024, 3.9325) |
| Luminance | 0.1220 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.39
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.70
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.03
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.58
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.29
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC3C2E #2E9EAC
analogous
#AC2E5F #AC3C2E #AC7B2E
triadic
#AC3C2E #2EAC3C #3C2EAC
tetradic
#AC3C2E #5FAC2E #2E9EAC #7B2EAC
square
#AC3C2E #5FAC2E #2E9EAC #7B2EAC
split-complementary
#AC3C2E #2EAC7B #2E5FAC
monochromatic
#4B1A14 #7C2B21 #AC3C2E #CE5849 #DB8479
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.10
#AC3C2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.44
#AC3C2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AC3C2E
6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC3C2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC3C2E | 1.00 | 6.10 | 3.44 | 6.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5B532C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#776B2A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD1F39
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac3c2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 60, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.149 30.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cc7767',
500: '#ac3c2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac3c2e; $custom-light: #cc7767; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac3c2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 60,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.667,
"s": 57.798,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51319,
"c": 0.14939,
"h": 30.1
},
"luminance": 0.122
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC3C2E
secondary
#72BAC3
accent
#D0E147
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FBEDEB
border
#D4C8C6
text
#150906
muted
#837B7A