#AC452C#AC452C

#AC452C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.141 H 34.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC452C
RGB	rgb(172, 69, 44)
HSL	hsl(12, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(12, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.9%, 74.4%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.08, 40.73, 35.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.08, 54.32, 41.42°)
OKLab	oklab(52.48% 0.1156 0.0806)
OKLCH	oklch(52.48% 0.141 34.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.5980, 13.2114, 3.9004)
Luminance	0.1321 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC452C #2C93AC

analogous

#AC2C53 #AC452C #AC852C

triadic

#AC452C #2CAC45 #452CAC

tetradic

#AC452C #53AC2C #2C93AC #852CAC

square

#AC452C #53AC2C #2C93AC #852CAC

split-complementary

#AC452C #2CAC85 #2C53AC

monochromatic

#4B1E13 #7B3120 #AC452C #D06146 #DC8A76

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.77

#AC452C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#AC452C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC452C

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC452C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC452C	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)

#615829

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E29

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD2D40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac452c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 69, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.141 34.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7c66',
    500: '#ac452c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac452c;
$custom-light: #cc7c66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac452c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.719,
    "s": 59.259,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52475,
    "c": 0.14095,
    "h": 34.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13209
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC452C

secondary

#70B3C4

accent

#C4E245

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEB

border

#D3C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC452C

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

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