#AC423D#AC423D

#AC423D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.140 H 25.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC423D
RGB	rgb(172, 66, 61)
HSL	hsl(3, 48%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(3, 65%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.6%, 64.5%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.77, 43.10, 25.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.77, 50.19, 30.84°)
OKLab	oklab(52.32% 0.1263 0.0611)
OKLCH	oklch(52.32% 0.14 25.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.8057, 13.0066, 5.8816)
Luminance	0.1300 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC423D #3DA7AC

analogous

#AC3D6F #AC423D #AC793D

triadic

#AC423D #3DAC42 #423DAC

tetradic

#AC423D #6FAC3D #3DA7AC #793DAC

square

#AC423D #6FAC3D #3DA7AC #793DAC

split-complementary

#AC423D #3DAC79 #3D6FAC

monochromatic

#521F1D #7F312D #AC423D #C76460 #D7908D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.83

#AC423D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#AC423D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC423D

5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC423D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC423D	1.00	5.83	3.60	5.83
#FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D573C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786D3A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC2C42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac423d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 66, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.140 25.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7b72',
    500: '#ac423d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac423d;
$custom-light: #cb7b72;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac423d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.703,
    "s": 47.639,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52319,
    "c": 0.14032,
    "h": 25.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13004
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC423D

secondary

#84BEC1

accent

#D1D751

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEC

border

#D3C9C7

text

#140A08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC423D

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

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