#AC4043#AC4043

#AC4043 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.142 H 21.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC4043
RGB	rgb(172, 64, 67)
HSL	hsl(358, 46%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(358, 63%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.8%, 61%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.53, 44.43, 21.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.53, 49.48, 26.12°)
OKLab	oklab(52.17% 0.1316 0.0527)
OKLCH	oklch(52.17% 0.142 21.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.8616, 12.8453, 6.7426)
Luminance	0.1284 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC4043 #40ACA9

analogous

#AC4079 #AC4043 #AC7340

triadic

#AC4043 #43AC40 #4043AC

tetradic

#AC4043 #79AC40 #40ACA9 #7340AC

square

#AC4043 #79AC40 #40ACA9 #7340AC

split-complementary

#AC4043 #40AC73 #4079AC

monochromatic

#531F20 #7F2F32 #AC4043 #C56467 #D69192

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#AC4043 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#AC4043 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC4043

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC4043	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC4043	1.00	5.88	3.57	5.88
#FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5642

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776D40

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC2B42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac4043;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 64, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.142 21.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7a77',
    500: '#ac4043',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac4043;
$custom-light: #cb7a77;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac4043",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.333,
    "s": 45.763,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52169,
    "c": 0.1418,
    "h": 21.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12843
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC4043

secondary

#87C1BF

accent

#D5D252

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#140908

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC4043

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

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