#AC422C#AC422C

#AC422C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.144 H 33.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC422C
RGB	rgb(172, 66, 44)
HSL	hsl(10, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(10, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.6%, 74.4%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.54, 42.16, 35.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.54, 55.01, 39.97°)
OKLab	oklab(52.07% 0.12 0.0793)
OKLCH	oklch(52.07% 0.144 33.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.4181, 12.8516, 3.8405)
Luminance	0.1285 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC422C #2C96AC

analogous

#AC2C56 #AC422C #AC822C

triadic

#AC422C #2CAC42 #422CAC

tetradic

#AC422C #56AC2C #2C96AC #822CAC

square

#AC422C #56AC2C #2C96AC #822CAC

split-complementary

#AC422C #2CAC82 #2C56AC

monochromatic

#4B1D13 #7B2F20 #AC422C #D05D46 #DC8876

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#AC422C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#AC422C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC422C

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC422C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC422C	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)

#5F5629

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796D29

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD293D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac422c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 66, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.144 33.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7b66',
    500: '#ac422c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac422c;
$custom-light: #cc7b66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac422c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.313,
    "s": 59.259,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52067,
    "c": 0.14388,
    "h": 33.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12849
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC422C

secondary

#70B5C4

accent

#C7E245

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEB

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC422C

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

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