#AC473C#AC473C

#AC473C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.135 H 28.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC473C
RGB	rgb(172, 71, 60)
HSL	hsl(6, 48%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(6, 65%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.7%, 65.1%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.66, 40.64, 27.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.66, 49.03, 34.01°)
OKLab	oklab(52.98% 0.1185 0.0648)
OKLCH	oklch(52.98% 0.135 28.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.0840, 13.6060, 5.8427)
Luminance	0.1360 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC473C #3CA1AC

analogous

#AC3C69 #AC473C #AC7F3C

triadic

#AC473C #3CAC47 #473CAC

tetradic

#AC473C #69AC3C #3CA1AC #7F3CAC

square

#AC473C #69AC3C #3CA1AC #7F3CAC

split-complementary

#AC473C #3CAC7F #3C69AC

monochromatic

#51221C #7F342C #AC473C #C7695E #D7938C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.64

#AC473C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#AC473C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC473C

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC473C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC473C	1.00	5.64	3.72	5.64
#FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615A3A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6F39

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC3345

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac473c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 71, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.135 28.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7e72',
    500: '#ac473c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac473c;
$custom-light: #cb7e72;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac473c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.893,
    "s": 48.276,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52984,
    "c": 0.135,
    "h": 28.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13603
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC473C

secondary

#82BBC1

accent

#CBD850

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEC

border

#D3C9C7

text

#140A08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC473C

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

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