#AC472C#AC472C

#AC472C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.139 H 35.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC472C
RGB	rgb(172, 71, 44)
HSL	hsl(13, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(13, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.7%, 74.4%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.45, 39.76, 36.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.45, 53.87, 42.42°)
OKLab	oklab(52.76% 0.1126 0.0815)
OKLCH	oklch(52.76% 0.139 35.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.7231, 13.4616, 3.9422)
Luminance	0.1346 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC472C #2C91AC

analogous

#AC2C51 #AC472C #AC872C

triadic

#AC472C #2CAC47 #472CAC

tetradic

#AC472C #51AC2C #2C91AC #872CAC

square

#AC472C #51AC2C #2C91AC #872CAC

split-complementary

#AC472C #2CAC87 #2C51AC

monochromatic

#4B1F13 #7B3320 #AC472C #D06346 #DC8C76

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.69

#AC472C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#AC472C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC472C

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC472C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC472C	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)

#635929

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F29

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD3041

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac472c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 71, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.139 35.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7e66',
    500: '#ac472c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac472c;
$custom-light: #cc7e66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac472c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.656,
    "s": 59.259,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52756,
    "c": 0.13901,
    "h": 35.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13459
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC472C

secondary

#70B2C4

accent

#C1E245

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEB

border

#D3C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC472C

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

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