#AC472E#AC472E

#AC472E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.138 H 35.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC472E
RGB	rgb(172, 71, 46)
HSL	hsl(12, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(12, 73%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.7%, 73.3%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.47, 39.86, 35.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.47, 53.22, 41.50°)
OKLab	oklab(52.78% 0.1133 0.0796)
OKLCH	oklch(52.78% 0.138 35.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.7616, 13.4770, 4.1450)
Luminance	0.1347 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC472E #2E93AC

analogous

#AC2E54 #AC472E #AC862E

triadic

#AC472E #2EAC47 #472EAC

tetradic

#AC472E #54AC2E #2E93AC #862EAC

square

#AC472E #54AC2E #2E93AC #862EAC

split-complementary

#AC472E #2EAC86 #2E54AC

monochromatic

#4B1F14 #7C3321 #AC472E #CE6349 #DB8D79

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.68

#AC472E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#AC472E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC472E

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC472E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC472E	1.00	5.68	3.69	5.68
#FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#63592B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6F2B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD3142

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac472e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 71, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.138 35.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7e68',
    500: '#ac472e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac472e;
$custom-light: #cc7e68;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac472e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.905,
    "s": 57.798,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5278,
    "c": 0.13847,
    "h": 35.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13474
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC472E

secondary

#72B3C3

accent

#C2E147

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEB

border

#D3C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC472E

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

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