#AC452B#AC452B

#AC452B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.141 H 35.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC452B
RGB	rgb(172, 69, 43)
HSL	hsl(12, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(12, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.9%, 75%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.07, 40.69, 36.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.07, 54.64, 41.87°)
OKLab	oklab(52.46% 0.1153 0.0816)
OKLCH	oklch(52.46% 0.141 35.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.5795, 13.2040, 3.8026)
Luminance	0.1320 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC452B #2B92AC

analogous

#AC2B52 #AC452B #AC862B

triadic

#AC452B #2BAC45 #452BAC

tetradic

#AC452B #52AC2B #2B92AC #862BAC

square

#AC452B #52AC2B #2B92AC #862BAC

split-complementary

#AC452B #2BAC86 #2B52AC

monochromatic

#4A1E13 #7B311F #AC452B #D06044 #DC8A75

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.77

#AC452B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#AC452B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC452B

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC452B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC452B	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)

#615728

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD2D3F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac452b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 69, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.141 35.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7c66',
    500: '#ac452b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac452b;
$custom-light: #cc7c66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac452b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.093,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52463,
    "c": 0.14121,
    "h": 35.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13201
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC452B

secondary

#6FB3C4

accent

#C3E345

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEB

border

#D3C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC452B

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

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