#AC3E2B#AC3E2B

#AC3E2B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.148 H 32.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC3E2B
RGB	rgb(172, 62, 43)
HSL	hsl(9, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(9, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64%, 75%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.83, 43.96, 35.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.83, 56.27, 38.63°)
OKLab	oklab(51.53% 0.1254 0.0787)
OKLCH	oklch(51.53% 0.148 32.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.1740, 12.3930, 3.6675)
Luminance	0.1239 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC3E2B #2B99AC

analogous

#AC2B59 #AC3E2B #AC7E2B

triadic

#AC3E2B #2BAC3E #3E2BAC

tetradic

#AC3E2B #59AC2B #2B99AC #7E2BAC

square

#AC3E2B #59AC2B #2B99AC #7E2BAC

split-complementary

#AC3E2B #2BAC7E #2B59AC

monochromatic

#4A1B13 #7B2C1F #AC3E2B #D05944 #DC8475

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#AC3E2B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#AC3E2B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC3E2B

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC3E2B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC3E2B	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)

#5D5328

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786C27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD223A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac3e2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 62, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.148 32.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7865',
    500: '#ac3e2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac3e2b;
$custom-light: #cc7865;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac3e2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.837,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51532,
    "c": 0.14805,
    "h": 32.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1239
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC3E2B

secondary

#6FB8C4

accent

#CCE345

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEB

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150906

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC3E2B

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

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