#AC3E2E#AC3E2E
#AC3E2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.147 H 30.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC3E2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 62, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 58%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 73%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64%, 73.3%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.87, 44.10, 33.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.87, 55.36, 37.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.57% 0.1265 0.0757) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.57% 0.147 30.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.2311, 12.4159, 3.9681) |
| Luminance | 0.1241 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.42
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.73
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.52
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.16
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.56
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC3E2E #2E9CAC
analogous
#AC2E5D #AC3E2E #AC7D2E
triadic
#AC3E2E #2EAC3E #3E2EAC
tetradic
#AC3E2E #5DAC2E #2E9CAC #7D2EAC
square
#AC3E2E #5DAC2E #2E9CAC #7D2EAC
split-complementary
#AC3E2E #2EAC7D #2E5DAC
monochromatic
#4B1B14 #7C2D21 #AC3E2E #CE5A49 #DB8679
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.03
#AC3E2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.48
#AC3E2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AC3E2E
6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC3E2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC3E2E | 1.00 | 6.03 | 3.48 | 6.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5C542C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#786C2B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD233B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac3e2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 62, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.147 30.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cc7867',
500: '#ac3e2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac3e2e; $custom-light: #cc7867; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac3e2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 62,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.619,
"s": 57.798,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5157,
"c": 0.1474,
"h": 30.9
},
"luminance": 0.12413
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC3E2E
secondary
#72B9C3
accent
#CDE147
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FBEEEB
border
#D4C9C6
text
#150906
muted
#837B7A