#AC3E26#AC3E26

#AC3E26 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.149 H 33.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC3E26
RGB	rgb(172, 62, 38)
HSL	hsl(11, 64%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(11, 78%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64%, 77.9%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.78, 43.75, 37.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.78, 57.83, 40.84°)
OKLab	oklab(51.47% 0.1238 0.0832)
OKLCH	oklch(51.47% 0.149 33.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.0878, 12.3586, 3.2137)
Luminance	0.1236 (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

#AC3E26 #2694AC

analogous

#AC2651 #AC3E26 #AC8126

triadic

#AC3E26 #26AC3E #3E26AC

tetradic

#AC3E26 #51AC26 #2694AC #8126AC

square

#AC3E26 #51AC26 #2694AC #8126AC

split-complementary

#AC3E26 #26AC81 #2651AC

monochromatic

#481A10 #7A2C1B #AC3E26 #D4573B #DF826E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#AC3E26 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#AC3E26 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC3E26

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC3E26	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC3E26	1.00	6.05	3.47	6.05
#FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5323

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786C22

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD2139

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac3e26;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 62, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.149 33.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7862',
    500: '#ac3e26',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac3e26;
$custom-light: #cd7862;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac3e26",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.746,
    "s": 63.81,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51474,
    "c": 0.14915,
    "h": 33.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12356
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC3E26

secondary

#68B5C5

accent

#C9E741

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEEEA

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150905

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC3E26

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

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