#AC3C48#AC3C48

#AC3C48 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.146 H 17.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC3C48
RGB	rgb(172, 60, 72)
HSL	hsl(354, 48%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(354, 65%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.1%, 58.1%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.96, 46.58, 17.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.96, 49.93, 21.09°)
OKLab	oklab(51.77% 0.1393 0.0442)
OKLCH	oklch(51.77% 0.146 17.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.8006, 12.4729, 7.4945)
Luminance	0.1247 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC3C48 #3CACA0

analogous

#AC3C80 #AC3C48 #AC683C

triadic

#AC3C48 #48AC3C #3C48AC

tetradic

#AC3C48 #80AC3C #3CACA0 #683CAC

square

#AC3C48 #80AC3C #3CACA0 #683CAC

split-complementary

#AC3C48 #3CAC68 #3C80AC

monochromatic

#511C22 #7F2C35 #AC3C48 #C75E69 #D78C94

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.01

#AC3C48 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#AC3C48 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC3C48

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC3C48	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC3C48	1.00	6.01	3.49	6.01
#FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585448

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746C45

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC2641

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac3c48;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 60, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.146 17.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb787a',
    500: '#ac3c48',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac3c48;
$custom-light: #cb787a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac3c48",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.571,
    "s": 48.276,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51772,
    "c": 0.14618,
    "h": 17.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1247
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC3C48

secondary

#82C1BB

accent

#D8C950

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#140909

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC3C48

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

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