#AC452A#AC452A

#AC452A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.141 H 35.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC452A
RGB	rgb(172, 69, 42)
HSL	hsl(12, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(12, 76%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.9%, 75.6%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.06, 40.64, 37.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.06, 54.96, 42.31°)
OKLab	oklab(52.45% 0.115 0.0825)
OKLCH	oklch(52.45% 0.141 35.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.5613, 13.1967, 3.7072)
Luminance	0.1319 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC452A #2A91AC

analogous

#AC2A50 #AC452A #AC862A

triadic

#AC452A #2AAC45 #452AAC

tetradic

#AC452A #50AC2A #2A91AC #862AAC

square

#AC452A #50AC2A #2A91AC #862AAC

split-complementary

#AC452A #2AAC86 #2A50AC

monochromatic

#4A1E12 #7B311E #AC452A #D16042 #DD8973

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.77

#AC452A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#AC452A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC452A

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC452A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC452A	1.00	5.77	3.64	5.77
#FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615727

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD2D3F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac452a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 69, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.141 35.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7c65',
    500: '#ac452a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac452a;
$custom-light: #cc7c65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac452a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.462,
    "s": 60.748,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52452,
    "c": 0.14147,
    "h": 35.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13194
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC452A

secondary

#6DB2C4

accent

#C3E444

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEB

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC452A

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

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