#AC4525#AC4525

#AC4525 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.143 H 37.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC4525
RGB	rgb(172, 69, 37)
HSL	hsl(14, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(14, 78%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.9%, 78.5%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.01, 40.44, 39.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.01, 56.60, 44.40°)
OKLab	oklab(52.4% 0.1134 0.0868)
OKLCH	oklch(52.4% 0.143 37.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.4774, 13.1631, 3.2650)
Luminance	0.1316 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC4525 #258CAC

analogous

#AC2548 #AC4525 #AC8825

triadic

#AC4525 #25AC45 #4525AC

tetradic

#AC4525 #48AC25 #258CAC #8825AC

square

#AC4525 #48AC25 #258CAC #8825AC

split-complementary

#AC4525 #25AC88 #2548AC

monochromatic

#471D0F #7A311A #AC4525 #D55E3A #DF876C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.78

#AC4525 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.63

#AC4525 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC4525

5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC4525	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC4525	1.00	5.78	3.63	5.78
#FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625721

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E22

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD2D3E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac4525;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 69, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.143 37.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7c62',
    500: '#ac4525',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac4525;
$custom-light: #cc7c62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac4525",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.222,
    "s": 64.593,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52398,
    "c": 0.14278,
    "h": 37.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1316
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC4525

secondary

#67AFC6

accent

#C0E840

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEEEA

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150A05

muted

#837C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC4525

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

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