#AC4231#AC4231

#AC4231 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.143 H 31.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC4231
RGB	rgb(172, 66, 49)
HSL	hsl(8, 56%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(8, 72%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.6%, 71.5%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.60, 42.40, 32.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.60, 53.47, 37.54°)
OKLab	oklab(52.13% 0.1218 0.0744)
OKLCH	oklch(52.13% 0.143 31.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.5179, 12.8915, 4.3657)
Luminance	0.1289 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC4231 #319BAC

analogous

#AC315D #AC4231 #AC7F31

triadic

#AC4231 #31AC42 #4231AC

tetradic

#AC4231 #5DAC31 #319BAC #7F31AC

square

#AC4231 #5DAC31 #319BAC #7F31AC

split-complementary

#AC4231 #31AC7F #315DAC

monochromatic

#4D1D16 #7C3023 #AC4231 #CC5F4E #DA8A7D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.87

#AC4231 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#AC4231 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC4231

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC4231	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC4231	1.00	5.87	3.58	5.87
#FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F562F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796D2E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD2A3F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac4231;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 66, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.143 31.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7b6a',
    500: '#ac4231',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac4231;
$custom-light: #cc7b6a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac4231",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.293,
    "s": 55.656,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52132,
    "c": 0.14271,
    "h": 31.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12889
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC4231

secondary

#76B8C3

accent

#CADF49

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEB

border

#D3C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC4231

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

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