#AC462E#AC462E

#AC462E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.139 H 34.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC462E
RGB	rgb(172, 70, 46)
HSL	hsl(11, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(11, 73%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.3%, 73.3%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.29, 40.34, 35.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.29, 53.45, 40.99°)
OKLab	oklab(52.64% 0.1148 0.0792)
OKLCH	oklch(52.64% 0.139 34.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.6986, 13.3509, 4.1239)
Luminance	0.1335 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC462E #2E94AC

analogous

#AC2E55 #AC462E #AC852E

triadic

#AC462E #2EAC46 #462EAC

tetradic

#AC462E #55AC2E #2E94AC #852EAC

square

#AC462E #55AC2E #2E94AC #852EAC

split-complementary

#AC462E #2EAC85 #2E55AC

monochromatic

#4B1F14 #7C3221 #AC462E #CE6249 #DB8C79

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.72

#AC462E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#AC462E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC462E

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC462E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC462E	1.00	5.72	3.67	5.72
#FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#62582B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6F2B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD2F41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac462e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 70, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.139 34.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7d68',
    500: '#ac462e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac462e;
$custom-light: #cc7d68;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac462e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.429,
    "s": 57.798,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52639,
    "c": 0.13945,
    "h": 34.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13348
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC462E

secondary

#72B4C3

accent

#C4E147

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEB

border

#D3C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC462E

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

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