#AC4546#AC4546

#AC4546 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.136 H 22.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC4546
RGB	rgb(172, 69, 70)
HSL	hsl(359, 43%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(359, 60%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.9%, 59.3%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.47, 42.31, 21.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.47, 47.31, 26.59°)
OKLab	oklab(52.89% 0.1255 0.0516)
OKLCH	oklch(52.89% 0.136 22.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.2487, 13.4717, 7.3272)
Luminance	0.1347 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC4546 #45ACAB

analogous

#AC457A #AC4546 #AC7745

triadic

#AC4546 #46AC45 #4546AC

tetradic

#AC4546 #7AAC45 #45ACAB #7745AC

square

#AC4546 #7AAC45 #45ACAB #7745AC

split-complementary

#AC4546 #45AC77 #457AAC

monochromatic

#552222 #803334 #AC4546 #C46B6C #D59697

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.69

#AC4546 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#AC4546 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC4546

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC4546	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC4546	1.00	5.69	3.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5945

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786F44

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC3246

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac4546;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 69, 70);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.136 22.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7d79',
    500: '#ac4546',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac4546;
$custom-light: #ca7d79;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac4546",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 70
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.417,
    "s": 42.739,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5289,
    "c": 0.13565,
    "h": 22.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13469
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC4546

secondary

#8CC1C0

accent

#D3D155

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#140A09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC4546

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

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