#AC452D#AC452D

#AC452D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.141 H 34.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC452D
RGB	rgb(172, 69, 45)
HSL	hsl(11, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(11, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.9%, 73.8%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.09, 40.78, 35.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.09, 54.00, 40.95°)
OKLab	oklab(52.49% 0.116 0.0797)
OKLCH	oklch(52.49% 0.141 34.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.6171, 13.2190, 4.0006)
Luminance	0.1322 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC452D #2D94AC

analogous

#AC2D54 #AC452D #AC852D

triadic

#AC452D #2DAC45 #452DAC

tetradic

#AC452D #54AC2D #2D94AC #852DAC

square

#AC452D #54AC2D #2D94AC #852DAC

split-complementary

#AC452D #2DAC85 #2D54AC

monochromatic

#4B1E14 #7B3220 #AC452D #CF6147 #DC8B78

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.76

#AC452D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#AC452D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC452D

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC452D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC452D	1.00	5.76	3.64	5.76
#FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#61582A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E2A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD2E40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac452d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 69, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.141 34.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7c67',
    500: '#ac452d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac452d;
$custom-light: #cc7c67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac452d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.339,
    "s": 58.525,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52488,
    "c": 0.14069,
    "h": 34.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13216
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC452D

secondary

#71B4C4

accent

#C4E246

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEB

border

#D3C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC452D

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

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