#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 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 70, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 76%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59.3%, 75.6%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.24, 40.16, 37.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.24, 54.74, 42.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.59% 0.1135 0.0829) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.59% 0.141 36.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.6234, 13.3208, 3.7279) |
| Luminance | 0.1332 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.92
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 4.94
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.15
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.17
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 5.25
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC462A | 1.00 | 5.73 | 3.66 | 5.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
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