#AC482A#AC482A

#AC482A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.139 H 37.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC482A
RGB	rgb(172, 72, 42)
HSL	hsl(14, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(14, 76%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.1%, 75.6%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.62, 39.18, 37.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.62, 54.30, 43.82°)
OKLab	oklab(52.88% 0.1104 0.0838)
OKLCH	oklch(52.88% 0.139 37.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.7506, 13.5752, 3.7703)
Luminance	0.1357 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC482A #2A8EAC

analogous

#AC2A4D #AC482A #AC892A

triadic

#AC482A #2AAC48 #482AAC

tetradic

#AC482A #4DAC2A #2A8EAC #892AAC

square

#AC482A #4DAC2A #2A8EAC #892AAC

split-complementary

#AC482A #2AAC89 #2A4DAC

monochromatic

#4A1F12 #7B331E #AC482A #D16342 #DD8C73

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#AC482A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#AC482A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC482A

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC482A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC482A	1.00	5.65	3.71	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645926

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD3242

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac482a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 72, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.139 37.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7e65',
    500: '#ac482a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac482a;
$custom-light: #cc7e65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac482a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.846,
    "s": 60.748,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52875,
    "c": 0.13861,
    "h": 37.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13573
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC482A

secondary

#6DB0C4

accent

#BFE444

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEB

border

#D3C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC482A

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

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