#AC4457#AC4457

#AC4457 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.137 H 11.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC4457
RGB	rgb(172, 68, 87)
HSL	hsl(349, 43%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(349, 60%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.5%, 49.4%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.65, 44.22, 11.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.65, 45.57, 13.97°)
OKLab	oklab(53.14% 0.1338 0.0282)
OKLCH	oklch(53.14% 0.137 11.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.8023, 13.5955, 10.5437)
Luminance	0.1359 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC4457 #44AC99

analogous

#AC448B #AC4457 #AC6544

triadic

#AC4457 #57AC44 #4457AC

tetradic

#AC4457 #8BAC44 #44AC99 #6544AC

square

#AC4457 #8BAC44 #44AC99 #6544AC

split-complementary

#AC4457 #44AC65 #448BAC

monochromatic

#54212B #803341 #AC4457 #C4697A #D595A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#AC4457 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#AC4457 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC4457

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC4457	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC4457	1.00	5.65	3.72	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5A57

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766F55

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB354B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac4457;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 68, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.137 11.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c97d86',
    500: '#ac4457',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac4457;
$custom-light: #c97d86;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac4457",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.038,
    "s": 43.333,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53144,
    "c": 0.13676,
    "h": 11.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13593
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC4457

secondary

#8BC1B7

accent

#D3BC55

background

#FCF7F8

surface

#F9EEEF

border

#D2C9CA

text

#140A0B

muted

#827C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC4457

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

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