#AC462A#AC462A

#AC462A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.141 H 36.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#AC462A
RGBrgb(172, 70, 42)
HSLhsl(13, 61%, 42%)
HSVhsv(13, 76%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 59.3%, 75.6%, 32.5%)
CIE-LABlab(43.24, 40.16, 37.20)
CIE-LCHlch(43.24, 54.74, 42.81°)
OKLaboklab(52.59% 0.1135 0.0829)
OKLCHoklch(52.59% 0.141 36.2)
XYZxyz(19.6234, 13.3208, 3.7279)
Luminance0.1332 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#AC462A #2A90AC
analogous
#AC2A4F #AC462A #AC872A
triadic
#AC462A #2AAC46 #462AAC
tetradic
#AC462A #4FAC2A #2A90AC #872AAC
square
#AC462A #4FAC2A #2A90AC #872AAC
split-complementary
#AC462A #2AAC87 #2A4FAC
monochromatic
#4A1E12 #7B321E #AC462A #D16142 #DD8A73

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.73
#AC462A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66
#AC462A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC462A
5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##AC462A#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##AC462A1.005.733.665.73
#FFFFFF5.731.0021.001.00
#0000003.6621.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.731.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#625826
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B6F27
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD2F40
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #ac462a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 70, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.141 36.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7d65',
    500: '#ac462a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #ac462a;
$custom-light: #cc7d65;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#ac462a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.923,
    "s": 60.748,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52591,
    "c": 0.14052,
    "h": 36.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13318
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#AC462A
secondary
#6DB2C4
accent
#C1E444
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FAEEEB
border
#D3C9C6
text
#150A06
muted
#837C7A

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#AC462A Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva