#AC492D#AC492D

#AC492D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.137 H 36.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC492D
RGB	rgb(172, 73, 45)
HSL	hsl(13, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(13, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.6%, 73.8%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.84, 38.83, 36.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.84, 53.10, 43.01°)
OKLab	oklab(53.05% 0.1099 0.0815)
OKLCH	oklch(53.05% 0.137 36.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.8715, 13.7278, 4.0854)
Luminance	0.1373 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC492D #2D90AC

analogous

#AC2D51 #AC492D #AC882D

triadic

#AC492D #2DAC49 #492DAC

tetradic

#AC492D #51AC2D #2D90AC #882DAC

square

#AC492D #51AC2D #2D90AC #882DAC

split-complementary

#AC492D #2DAC88 #2D51AC

monochromatic

#4B2014 #7B3420 #AC492D #CF6547 #DC8E78

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.61

#AC492D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#AC492D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC492D

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC492D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC492D	1.00	5.61	3.75	5.61
#FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645A2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C702A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD3343

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac492d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 73, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.137 36.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7f67',
    500: '#ac492d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac492d;
$custom-light: #cc7f67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac492d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.228,
    "s": 58.525,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53054,
    "c": 0.13681,
    "h": 36.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13725
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC492D

secondary

#71B1C4

accent

#BFE246

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEB

border

#D3C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC492D

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

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