#AC4228#AC4228

#AC4228 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.145 H 35.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC4228
RGB	rgb(172, 66, 40)
HSL	hsl(12, 62%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(12, 77%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.6%, 76.7%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.50, 41.98, 37.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.50, 56.28, 41.76°)
OKLab	oklab(52.02% 0.1187 0.083)
OKLCH	oklch(52.02% 0.145 35)
XYZ	xyz(19.3465, 12.8230, 3.4634)
Luminance	0.1282 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC4228 #2892AC

analogous

#AC2850 #AC4228 #AC8428

triadic

#AC4228 #28AC42 #4228AC

tetradic

#AC4228 #50AC28 #2892AC #8428AC

square

#AC4228 #50AC28 #2892AC #8428AC

split-complementary

#AC4228 #28AC84 #2850AC

monochromatic

#491C11 #7A2F1C #AC4228 #D25C3F #DE8671

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#AC4228 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#AC4228 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC4228

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC4228	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC4228	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)

#605625

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6D24

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD283D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac4228;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 66, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.145 35.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7b63',
    500: '#ac4228',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac4228;
$custom-light: #cc7b63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac4228",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.818,
    "s": 62.264,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5202,
    "c": 0.14486,
    "h": 35
  },
  "luminance": 0.1282
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC4228

secondary

#6BB3C5

accent

#C5E542

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEB

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150905

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC4228

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

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