#AC482E#AC482E

#AC482E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.137 H 35.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC482E
RGB	rgb(172, 72, 46)
HSL	hsl(12, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(12, 73%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.1%, 73.3%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.66, 39.37, 35.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.66, 52.99, 42.02°)
OKLab	oklab(52.92% 0.1118 0.0801)
OKLCH	oklch(52.92% 0.137 35.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.8258, 13.6053, 4.1663)
Luminance	0.1360 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC482E #2E92AC

analogous

#AC2E53 #AC482E #AC872E

triadic

#AC482E #2EAC48 #482EAC

tetradic

#AC482E #53AC2E #2E92AC #872EAC

square

#AC482E #53AC2E #2E92AC #872EAC

split-complementary

#AC482E #2EAC87 #2E53AC

monochromatic

#4B2014 #7C3421 #AC482E #CE6449 #DB8D79

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.64

#AC482E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#AC482E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC482E

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC482E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC482E	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)

#63592B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F2B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD3242

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac482e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 72, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.137 35.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7e68',
    500: '#ac482e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac482e;
$custom-light: #cc7e68;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac482e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.381,
    "s": 57.798,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52923,
    "c": 0.13749,
    "h": 35.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13603
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC482E

secondary

#72B3C3

accent

#C1E147

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEB

border

#D3C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC482E

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

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