#AC482B#AC482B

#AC482B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.138 H 36.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC482B
RGB	rgb(172, 72, 43)
HSL	hsl(13, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(13, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.1%, 75%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.63, 39.23, 37.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.63, 53.97, 43.38°)
OKLab	oklab(52.89% 0.1108 0.0829)
OKLCH	oklch(52.89% 0.138 36.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.7687, 13.5824, 3.8657)
Luminance	0.1358 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC482B #2B8FAC

analogous

#AC2B4F #AC482B #AC882B

triadic

#AC482B #2BAC48 #482BAC

tetradic

#AC482B #4FAC2B #2B8FAC #882BAC

square

#AC482B #4FAC2B #2B8FAC #882BAC

split-complementary

#AC482B #2BAC88 #2B4FAC

monochromatic

#4A1F13 #7B341F #AC482B #D06344 #DC8C75

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#AC482B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#AC482B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC482B

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC482B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC482B	1.00	5.65	3.72	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635927

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD3242

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac482b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 72, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.138 36.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7e66',
    500: '#ac482b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac482b;
$custom-light: #cc7e66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac482b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.488,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52887,
    "c": 0.13833,
    "h": 36.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1358
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC482B

secondary

#6FB1C4

accent

#C0E345

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEB

border

#D3C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC482B

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

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