#AC4249#AC4249

#AC4249 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.139 H 19.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC4249
RGB	rgb(172, 66, 73)
HSL	hsl(356, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(356, 62%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.6%, 57.6%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.99, 43.95, 18.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.99, 47.77, 23.07°)
OKLab	oklab(52.55% 0.1311 0.0461)
OKLCH	oklch(52.55% 0.139 19.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.1659, 13.1507, 7.7785)
Luminance	0.1315 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC4249 #42ACA5

analogous

#AC427E #AC4249 #AC7042

triadic

#AC4249 #49AC42 #4249AC

tetradic

#AC4249 #7EAC42 #42ACA5 #7042AC

square

#AC4249 #7EAC42 #42ACA5 #7042AC

split-complementary

#AC4249 #42AC70 #427EAC

monochromatic

#542023 #803136 #AC4249 #C5676D #D69397

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.79

#AC4249 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.63

#AC4249 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC4249

5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC4249	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC4249	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)

#5C5849

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776E46

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC2F45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac4249;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 66, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.139 19.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7b7b',
    500: '#ac4249',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac4249;
$custom-light: #ca7b7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac4249",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.038,
    "s": 44.538,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52551,
    "c": 0.139,
    "h": 19.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13148
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC4249

secondary

#89C1BD

accent

#D4CC54

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#140A09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC4249

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

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