#AC422A#AC422A

#AC422A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.144 H 34.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC422A
RGB	rgb(172, 66, 42)
HSL	hsl(11, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(11, 76%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.6%, 75.6%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.52, 42.07, 36.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.52, 55.64, 40.88°)
OKLab	oklab(52.04% 0.1194 0.0812)
OKLCH	oklch(52.04% 0.144 34.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.3814, 12.8369, 3.6472)
Luminance	0.1283 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC422A #2A94AC

analogous

#AC2A53 #AC422A #AC832A

triadic

#AC422A #2AAC42 #422AAC

tetradic

#AC422A #53AC2A #2A94AC #832AAC

square

#AC422A #53AC2A #2A94AC #832AAC

split-complementary

#AC422A #2AAC83 #2A53AC

monochromatic

#4A1C12 #7B2F1E #AC422A #D15D42 #DD8773

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#AC422A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#AC422A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC422A

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC422A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC422A	1.00	5.89	3.57	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5627

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6D27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD293D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac422a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 66, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.144 34.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7b65',
    500: '#ac422a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac422a;
$custom-light: #cc7b65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac422a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.077,
    "s": 60.748,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52043,
    "c": 0.14438,
    "h": 34.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12834
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC422A

secondary

#6DB4C4

accent

#C6E444

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEB

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150905

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC422A

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

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