#AC462C#AC462C

#AC462C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.140 H 35.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC462C
RGB	rgb(172, 70, 44)
HSL	hsl(12, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(12, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.3%, 74.4%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.26, 40.25, 36.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.26, 54.09, 41.92°)
OKLab	oklab(52.62% 0.1141 0.0811)
OKLCH	oklch(52.62% 0.14 35.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.6601, 13.3355, 3.9211)
Luminance	0.1333 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC462C #2C92AC

analogous

#AC2C52 #AC462C #AC862C

triadic

#AC462C #2CAC46 #462CAC

tetradic

#AC462C #52AC2C #2C92AC #862CAC

square

#AC462C #52AC2C #2C92AC #862CAC

split-complementary

#AC462C #2CAC86 #2C52AC

monochromatic

#4B1E13 #7B3220 #AC462C #D06246 #DC8B76

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.73

#AC462C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#AC462C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC462C

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC462C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC462C	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)

#625829

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6F29

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD2F40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac462c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 70, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.140 35.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7d66',
    500: '#ac462c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac462c;
$custom-light: #cc7d66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac462c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.188,
    "s": 59.259,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52615,
    "c": 0.13998,
    "h": 35.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13333
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC462C

secondary

#70B3C4

accent

#C3E245

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEB

border

#D3C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC462C

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

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