#AC423C#AC423C

#AC423C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.140 H 26.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC423C
RGB	rgb(172, 66, 60)
HSL	hsl(3, 48%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(3, 65%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.6%, 65.1%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.76, 43.03, 26.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.76, 50.44, 31.44°)
OKLab	oklab(52.3% 0.1259 0.0623)
OKLCH	oklch(52.3% 0.14 26.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.7790, 12.9960, 5.7410)
Luminance	0.1299 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC423C #3CA6AC

analogous

#AC3C6E #AC423C #AC7A3C

triadic

#AC423C #3CAC42 #423CAC

tetradic

#AC423C #6EAC3C #3CA6AC #7A3CAC

square

#AC423C #6EAC3C #3CA6AC #7A3CAC

split-complementary

#AC423C #3CAC7A #3C6EAC

monochromatic

#511F1C #7F312C #AC423C #C7645E #D7908C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.84

#AC423C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#AC423C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC423C

5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC423C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC423C	1.00	5.84	3.60	5.84
#FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E573B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786D39

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC2C41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac423c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 66, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.140 26.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7b72',
    500: '#ac423c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac423c;
$custom-light: #cb7b72;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac423c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.214,
    "s": 48.276,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52301,
    "c": 0.14048,
    "h": 26.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12993
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC423C

secondary

#82BEC1

accent

#D1D850

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEC

border

#D3C9C7

text

#140A08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC423C

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

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