#AC482D#AC482D

#AC482D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.138 H 36.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC482D
RGB	rgb(172, 72, 45)
HSL	hsl(13, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(13, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.1%, 73.8%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.65, 39.32, 36.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.65, 53.32, 42.48°)
OKLab	oklab(52.91% 0.1114 0.081)
OKLCH	oklch(52.91% 0.138 36)
XYZ	xyz(19.8063, 13.5975, 4.0637)
Luminance	0.1359 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC482D #2D91AC

analogous

#AC2D51 #AC482D #AC872D

triadic

#AC482D #2DAC48 #482DAC

tetradic

#AC482D #51AC2D #2D91AC #872DAC

square

#AC482D #51AC2D #2D91AC #872DAC

split-complementary

#AC482D #2DAC87 #2D51AC

monochromatic

#4B1F14 #7B3420 #AC482D #CF6447 #DC8D78

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#AC482D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#AC482D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC482D

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC482D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC482D	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)

#63592A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F2A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD3242

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac482d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 72, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.138 36.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7e67',
    500: '#ac482d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac482d;
$custom-light: #cc7e67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac482d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.756,
    "s": 58.525,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5291,
    "c": 0.13777,
    "h": 36
  },
  "luminance": 0.13595
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC482D

secondary

#71B2C4

accent

#C1E246

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEB

border

#D3C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC482D

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

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