#AC4242#AC4242

#AC4242 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.140 H 23.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC4242
RGB	rgb(172, 66, 66)
HSL	hsl(0, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(0, 62%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.6%, 61.6%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.86, 43.43, 22.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.86, 49.06, 27.72°)
OKLab	oklab(52.41% 0.1283 0.055)
OKLCH	oklch(52.41% 0.14 23.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.9467, 13.0630, 6.6243)
Luminance	0.1306 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC4242 #42ACAC

analogous

#AC4277 #AC4242 #AC7742

triadic

#AC4242 #42AC42 #4242AC

tetradic

#AC4242 #77AC42 #42ACAC #7742AC

square

#AC4242 #77AC42 #42ACAC #7742AC

split-complementary

#AC4242 #42AC77 #4277AC

monochromatic

#542020 #803131 #AC4242 #C56767 #D69393

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.81

#AC4242 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.61

#AC4242 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC4242

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC4242	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC4242	1.00	5.81	3.61	5.81
#FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5741

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776E3F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC2D43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac4242;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 66, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.140 23.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7b76',
    500: '#ac4242',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac4242;
$custom-light: #cb7b76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac4242",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 44.538,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5241,
    "c": 0.13961,
    "h": 23.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1306
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC4242

secondary

#89C1C1

accent

#D4D454

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#140A08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC4242

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

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