#AC423E#AC423E

#AC423E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.140 H 25.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC423E
RGB	rgb(172, 66, 62)
HSL	hsl(2, 47%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(2, 64%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.6%, 64%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.79, 43.16, 25.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.79, 49.95, 30.23°)
OKLab	oklab(52.34% 0.1267 0.0599)
OKLCH	oklch(52.34% 0.14 25.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.8329, 13.0175, 6.0248)
Luminance	0.1301 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC423E #3EA8AC

analogous

#AC3E71 #AC423E #AC793E

triadic

#AC423E #3EAC42 #423EAC

tetradic

#AC423E #71AC3E #3EA8AC #793EAC

square

#AC423E #71AC3E #3EA8AC #793EAC

split-complementary

#AC423E #3EAC79 #3E71AC

monochromatic

#521F1E #7F312E #AC423E #C66561 #D6918E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.83

#AC423E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#AC423E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC423E

5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC423E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC423E	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)

#5D573D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786E3B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC2C42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac423e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 66, 62);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.140 25.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7b73',
    500: '#ac423e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac423e;
$custom-light: #cb7b73;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac423e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 62
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.182,
    "s": 47.009,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52336,
    "c": 0.14016,
    "h": 25.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13015
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC423E

secondary

#85BFC1

accent

#D2D751

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#140A08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC423E

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

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