#AC462B#AC462B

#AC462B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.140 H 35.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC462B
RGB	rgb(172, 70, 43)
HSL	hsl(13, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(13, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.3%, 75%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.25, 40.21, 36.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.25, 54.42, 42.37°)
OKLab	oklab(52.6% 0.1138 0.082)
OKLCH	oklch(52.6% 0.14 35.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.6415, 13.3280, 3.8233)
Luminance	0.1333 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC462B #2B91AC

analogous

#AC2B51 #AC462B #AC872B

triadic

#AC462B #2BAC46 #462BAC

tetradic

#AC462B #51AC2B #2B91AC #872BAC

square

#AC462B #51AC2B #2B91AC #872BAC

split-complementary

#AC462B #2BAC87 #2B51AC

monochromatic

#4A1E13 #7B321F #AC462B #D06144 #DC8B75

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.73

#AC462B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#AC462B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC462B

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC462B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC462B	1.00	5.73	3.67	5.73
#FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625828

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6F28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD2F40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac462b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 70, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.140 35.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7d66',
    500: '#ac462b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac462b;
$custom-light: #cc7d66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac462b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.558,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52603,
    "c": 0.14025,
    "h": 35.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13325
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC462B

secondary

#6FB2C4

accent

#C2E345

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEB

border

#D3C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC462B

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

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