#AC4227#AC4227

#AC4227 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.145 H 35.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC4227
RGB	rgb(172, 66, 39)
HSL	hsl(12, 63%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(12, 77%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.6%, 77.3%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.49, 41.94, 38.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.49, 56.61, 42.18°)
OKLab	oklab(52.01% 0.1184 0.0839)
OKLCH	oklch(52.01% 0.145 35.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.3298, 12.8163, 3.3750)
Luminance	0.1281 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC4227 #2791AC

analogous

#AC274F #AC4227 #AC8527

triadic

#AC4227 #27AC42 #4227AC

tetradic

#AC4227 #4FAC27 #2791AC #8527AC

square

#AC4227 #4FAC27 #2791AC #8527AC

split-complementary

#AC4227 #27AC85 #274FAC

monochromatic

#481C10 #7A2F1C #AC4227 #D35C3D #DE866F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#AC4227 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#AC4227 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC4227

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC4227	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC4227	1.00	5.89	3.56	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605623

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6D23

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD283C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac4227;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 66, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.145 35.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7b63',
    500: '#ac4227',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac4227;
$custom-light: #cc7b63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac4227",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.18,
    "s": 63.033,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52009,
    "c": 0.1451,
    "h": 35.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12814
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC4227

secondary

#6AB3C5

accent

#C5E642

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEEEA

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150905

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC4227

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

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