#AC472D#AC472D

#AC472D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.139 H 35.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC472D
RGB	rgb(172, 71, 45)
HSL	hsl(12, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(12, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.7%, 73.8%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.46, 39.81, 35.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.46, 53.54, 41.96°)
OKLab	oklab(52.77% 0.113 0.0806)
OKLCH	oklch(52.77% 0.139 35.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.7422, 13.4692, 4.0423)
Luminance	0.1347 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC472D #2D92AC

analogous

#AC2D53 #AC472D #AC862D

triadic

#AC472D #2DAC47 #472DAC

tetradic

#AC472D #53AC2D #2D92AC #862DAC

square

#AC472D #53AC2D #2D92AC #862DAC

split-complementary

#AC472D #2DAC86 #2D53AC

monochromatic

#4B1F14 #7B3320 #AC472D #CF6347 #DC8C78

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.69

#AC472D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#AC472D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC472D

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC472D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC472D	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)

#63592A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6F2A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD3141

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac472d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 71, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.139 35.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7e67',
    500: '#ac472d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac472d;
$custom-light: #cc7e67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac472d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.283,
    "s": 58.525,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52768,
    "c": 0.13874,
    "h": 35.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13467
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC472D

secondary

#71B3C4

accent

#C2E246

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEB

border

#D3C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC472D

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

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