#AC4248#AC4248

#AC4248 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.139 H 19.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC4248
RGB	rgb(172, 66, 72)
HSL	hsl(357, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(357, 62%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.6%, 58.1%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.97, 43.87, 19.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.97, 47.93, 23.75°)
OKLab	oklab(52.53% 0.1307 0.0474)
OKLCH	oklch(52.53% 0.139 19.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.1330, 13.1375, 7.6052)
Luminance	0.1313 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC4248 #42ACA6

analogous

#AC427D #AC4248 #AC7142

triadic

#AC4248 #48AC42 #4248AC

tetradic

#AC4248 #7DAC42 #42ACA6 #7142AC

square

#AC4248 #7DAC42 #42ACA6 #7142AC

split-complementary

#AC4248 #42AC71 #427DAC

monochromatic

#542023 #803135 #AC4248 #C5676C #D69397

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.79

#AC4248 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.63

#AC4248 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC4248

5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC4248	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC4248	1.00	5.79	3.63	5.79
#FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5848

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776E45

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC2F45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac4248;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 66, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.139 19.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7b7a',
    500: '#ac4248',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac4248;
$custom-light: #ca7b7a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac4248",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.604,
    "s": 44.538,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5253,
    "c": 0.13906,
    "h": 19.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13135
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC4248

secondary

#89C1BE

accent

#D4CD54

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#140A09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC4248

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

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