#AC422D#AC422D

#AC422D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.144 H 33.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC422D
RGB	rgb(172, 66, 45)
HSL	hsl(10, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(10, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.6%, 73.8%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.55, 42.21, 34.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.55, 54.70, 39.50°)
OKLab	oklab(52.08% 0.1204 0.0784)
OKLCH	oklch(52.08% 0.144 33.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.4372, 12.8592, 3.9407)
Luminance	0.1286 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC422D #2D97AC

analogous

#AC2D58 #AC422D #AC812D

triadic

#AC422D #2DAC42 #422DAC

tetradic

#AC422D #58AC2D #2D97AC #812DAC

square

#AC422D #58AC2D #2D97AC #812DAC

split-complementary

#AC422D #2DAC81 #2D58AC

monochromatic

#4B1D14 #7B2F20 #AC422D #CF5E47 #DC8878

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#AC422D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#AC422D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC422D

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC422D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC422D	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)

#5F562A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796D2A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD293E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac422d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 66, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.144 33.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7b67',
    500: '#ac422d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac422d;
$custom-light: #cc7b67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac422d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.921,
    "s": 58.525,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52079,
    "c": 0.14365,
    "h": 33.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12857
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC422D

secondary

#71B6C4

accent

#C8E246

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEB

border

#D3C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC422D

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

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