#AC402C#AC402C

#AC402C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.146 H 32.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC402C
RGB	rgb(172, 64, 44)
HSL	hsl(9, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(9, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.8%, 74.4%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.19, 43.09, 34.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.19, 55.48, 39.05°)
OKLab	oklab(51.8% 0.1229 0.0785)
OKLCH	oklch(51.8% 0.146 32.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.3033, 12.6220, 3.8022)
Luminance	0.1262 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC402C #2C98AC

analogous

#AC2C58 #AC402C #AC802C

triadic

#AC402C #2CAC40 #402CAC

tetradic

#AC402C #58AC2C #2C98AC #802CAC

square

#AC402C #58AC2C #2C98AC #802CAC

split-complementary

#AC402C #2CAC80 #2C58AC

monochromatic

#4B1C13 #7B2E20 #AC402C #D05B46 #DC8676

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#AC402C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#AC402C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC402C

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC402C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC402C	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5529

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796C29

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD263C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac402c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 64, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.146 32.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7966',
    500: '#ac402c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac402c;
$custom-light: #cc7966;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac402c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.375,
    "s": 59.259,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51802,
    "c": 0.14585,
    "h": 32.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12619
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC402C

secondary

#70B7C4

accent

#CAE245

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEB

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150906

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC402C

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

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