#AC4449#AC4449
#AC4449 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.137 H 20.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC4449 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 68, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 43%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 60%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.5%, 57.6%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.34, 43.01, 19.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.34, 47.10, 24.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.82% 0.1282 0.0472) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.82% 0.137 20.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.2847, 13.3885, 7.8181) |
| Luminance | 0.1339 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.00
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.32
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 5.33
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 5.82
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 6.10
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 6.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC4449 #44ACA7
analogous
#AC447D #AC4449 #AC7344
triadic
#AC4449 #49AC44 #4449AC
tetradic
#AC4449 #7DAC44 #44ACA7 #7344AC
square
#AC4449 #7DAC44 #44ACA7 #7344AC
split-complementary
#AC4449 #44AC73 #447DAC
monochromatic
#542124 #803336 #AC4449 #C4696E #D59598
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.71
#AC4449 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.68
#AC4449 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AC4449
5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC4449 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC4449 | 1.00 | 5.71 | 3.68 | 5.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D5948
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#776F47
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC3147
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac4449; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 68, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.137 20.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca7c7b',
500: '#ac4449',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac4449; $custom-light: #ca7c7b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac4449",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 68,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.115,
"s": 43.333,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52817,
"c": 0.13658,
"h": 20.2
},
"luminance": 0.13386
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC4449
secondary
#8BC1BE
accent
#D3CD55
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FAEEEE
border
#D3C9C9
text
#140A09
muted
#837C7B