#AC482C#AC482C

#AC482C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.138 H 36.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC482C
RGB	rgb(172, 72, 44)
HSL	hsl(13, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(13, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.1%, 74.4%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.64, 39.27, 36.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.64, 53.64, 42.94°)
OKLab	oklab(52.9% 0.1111 0.082)
OKLCH	oklch(52.9% 0.138 36.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.7873, 13.5899, 3.9635)
Luminance	0.1359 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC482C #2C90AC

analogous

#AC2C50 #AC482C #AC882C

triadic

#AC482C #2CAC48 #482CAC

tetradic

#AC482C #50AC2C #2C90AC #882CAC

square

#AC482C #50AC2C #2C90AC #882CAC

split-complementary

#AC482C #2CAC88 #2C50AC

monochromatic

#4B1F13 #7B3420 #AC482C #D06446 #DC8D76

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#AC482C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#AC482C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC482C

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC482C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC482C	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)

#635929

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F29

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD3242

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac482c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 72, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.138 36.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7e66',
    500: '#ac482c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac482c;
$custom-light: #cc7e66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac482c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.125,
    "s": 59.259,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52898,
    "c": 0.13805,
    "h": 36.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13587
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC482C

secondary

#70B1C4

accent

#C0E245

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEB

border

#D3C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC482C

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

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