#AC442C#AC442C

#AC442C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.142 H 34.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC442C
RGB	rgb(172, 68, 44)
HSL	hsl(11, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(11, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.5%, 74.4%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.90, 41.21, 35.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.90, 54.55, 40.93°)
OKLab	oklab(52.34% 0.1171 0.0802)
OKLCH	oklch(52.34% 0.142 34.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.5370, 13.0894, 3.8801)
Luminance	0.1309 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC442C #2C94AC

analogous

#AC2C54 #AC442C #AC842C

triadic

#AC442C #2CAC44 #442CAC

tetradic

#AC442C #54AC2C #2C94AC #842CAC

square

#AC442C #54AC2C #2C94AC #842CAC

split-complementary

#AC442C #2CAC84 #2C54AC

monochromatic

#4B1D13 #7B3120 #AC442C #D05F46 #DC8976

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.81

#AC442C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#AC442C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC442C

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC442C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC442C	1.00	5.81	3.62	5.81
#FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615729

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6E29

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD2C3F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac442c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 68, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.142 34.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7c66',
    500: '#ac442c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac442c;
$custom-light: #cc7c66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac442c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.25,
    "s": 59.259,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52338,
    "c": 0.14193,
    "h": 34.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13087
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC442C

secondary

#70B4C4

accent

#C5E245

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEB

border

#D3C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC442C

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

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