#AC472B#AC472B

#AC472B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.139 H 36.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC472B
RGB	rgb(172, 71, 43)
HSL	hsl(13, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(13, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.7%, 75%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.44, 39.72, 36.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.44, 54.19, 42.87°)
OKLab	oklab(52.74% 0.1123 0.0824)
OKLCH	oklch(52.74% 0.139 36.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.7046, 13.4542, 3.8443)
Luminance	0.1345 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC472B #2B90AC

analogous

#AC2B50 #AC472B #AC872B

triadic

#AC472B #2BAC47 #472BAC

tetradic

#AC472B #50AC2B #2B90AC #872BAC

square

#AC472B #50AC2B #2B90AC #872BAC

split-complementary

#AC472B #2BAC87 #2B50AC

monochromatic

#4A1F13 #7B331F #AC472B #D06244 #DC8B75

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.69

#AC472B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#AC472B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC472B

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC472B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC472B	1.00	5.69	3.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635928

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD3041

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac472b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 71, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.139 36.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7e66',
    500: '#ac472b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac472b;
$custom-light: #cc7e66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac472b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.023,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52744,
    "c": 0.13928,
    "h": 36.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13452
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC472B

secondary

#6FB2C4

accent

#C1E345

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEB

border

#D3C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC472B

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

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