#AC3E2A#AC3E2A

#AC3E2A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.148 H 32.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC3E2A
RGB	rgb(172, 62, 42)
HSL	hsl(9, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(9, 76%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64%, 75.6%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.82, 43.91, 35.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.82, 56.58, 39.09°)
OKLab	oklab(51.52% 0.1251 0.0796)
OKLCH	oklch(51.52% 0.148 32.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.1559, 12.3858, 3.5720)
Luminance	0.1238 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC3E2A #2A98AC

analogous

#AC2A57 #AC3E2A #AC7F2A

triadic

#AC3E2A #2AAC3E #3E2AAC

tetradic

#AC3E2A #57AC2A #2A98AC #7F2AAC

square

#AC3E2A #57AC2A #2A98AC #7F2AAC

split-complementary

#AC3E2A #2AAC7F #2A57AC

monochromatic

#4A1B12 #7B2C1E #AC3E2A #D15842 #DD8473

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#AC3E2A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#AC3E2A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC3E2A

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC3E2A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC3E2A	1.00	6.04	3.48	6.04
#FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5327

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786C26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD223A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac3e2a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 62, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.148 32.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7865',
    500: '#ac3e2a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac3e2a;
$custom-light: #cc7865;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac3e2a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.231,
    "s": 60.748,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5152,
    "c": 0.14826,
    "h": 32.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12383
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC3E2A

secondary

#6DB7C4

accent

#CBE444

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEB

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150905

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC3E2A

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

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