#AC462D#AC462D

#AC462D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.140 H 35.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC462D
RGB	rgb(172, 70, 45)
HSL	hsl(12, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(12, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.3%, 73.8%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.28, 40.30, 35.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.28, 53.77, 41.46°)
OKLab	oklab(52.63% 0.1145 0.0801)
OKLCH	oklch(52.63% 0.14 35)
XYZ	xyz(19.6791, 13.3431, 4.0213)
Luminance	0.1334 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC462D #2D93AC

analogous

#AC2D54 #AC462D #AC852D

triadic

#AC462D #2DAC46 #462DAC

tetradic

#AC462D #54AC2D #2D93AC #852DAC

square

#AC462D #54AC2D #2D93AC #852DAC

split-complementary

#AC462D #2DAC85 #2D54AC

monochromatic

#4B1F14 #7B3220 #AC462D #CF6247 #DC8B78

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.73

#AC462D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#AC462D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC462D

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC462D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC462D	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)

#62582A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6F2A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD2F41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac462d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 70, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.140 35.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7d67',
    500: '#ac462d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac462d;
$custom-light: #cc7d67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac462d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.811,
    "s": 58.525,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52627,
    "c": 0.13972,
    "h": 35
  },
  "luminance": 0.1334
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC462D

secondary

#71B3C4

accent

#C3E246

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEB

border

#D3C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC462D

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

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