#AC4252#AC4252

#AC4252 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.139 H 14.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC4252
RGB	rgb(172, 66, 82)
HSL	hsl(351, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(351, 62%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.6%, 52.3%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.18, 44.70, 13.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.18, 46.67, 16.73°)
OKLab	oklab(52.76% 0.1348 0.0339)
OKLCH	oklch(52.76% 0.139 14.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.4861, 13.2788, 9.4653)
Luminance	0.1328 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC4252 #42AC9C

analogous

#AC4287 #AC4252 #AC6742

triadic

#AC4252 #52AC42 #4252AC

tetradic

#AC4252 #87AC42 #42AC9C #6742AC

square

#AC4252 #87AC42 #42AC9C #6742AC

split-complementary

#AC4252 #42AC67 #4287AC

monochromatic

#542028 #80313D #AC4252 #C56775 #D6939D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.75

#AC4252 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#AC4252 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC4252

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC4252	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC4252	1.00	5.75	3.66	5.75
#FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5852

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756E50

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB3148

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac4252;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 66, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.139 14.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7b82',
    500: '#ac4252',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac4252;
$custom-light: #ca7b82;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac4252",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.943,
    "s": 44.538,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52756,
    "c": 0.13899,
    "h": 14.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13276
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC4252

secondary

#89C1B9

accent

#D4C154

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEEE

border

#D3C9C9

text

#140A0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC4252

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

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