#AC3C3C#AC3C3C
#AC3C3C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.147 H 23.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC3C3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 60, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 48%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 65%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65.1%, 65.1%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.74, 45.76, 25.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.74, 52.16, 28.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.54% 0.1345 0.0594) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.54% 0.147 23.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.4467, 12.3313, 5.6303) |
| Luminance | 0.1233 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.26
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.42
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 5.00
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.27
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.44
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC3C3C #3CACAC
analogous
#AC3C74 #AC3C3C #AC743C
triadic
#AC3C3C #3CAC3C #3C3CAC
tetradic
#AC3C3C #74AC3C #3CACAC #743CAC
square
#AC3C3C #74AC3C #3CACAC #743CAC
split-complementary
#AC3C3C #3CAC74 #3C74AC
monochromatic
#511C1C #7F2C2C #AC3C3C #C75E5E #D78C8C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.06
#AC3C3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.47
#AC3C3C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AC3C3C
6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC3C3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC3C3C | 1.00 | 6.06 | 3.47 | 6.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5A533B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#766B39
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD223D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac3c3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 60, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.147 23.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb7871',
500: '#ac3c3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac3c3c; $custom-light: #cb7871; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac3c3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 60,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0,
"s": 48.276,
"l": 45.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51535,
"c": 0.14705,
"h": 23.8
},
"luminance": 0.12329
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC3C3C
secondary
#82C1C1
accent
#D8D850
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FAEEEC
border
#D3C9C7
text
#150907
muted
#837B7A