#AC492E#AC492E

#AC492E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.137 H 36.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC492E
RGB	rgb(172, 73, 46)
HSL	hsl(13, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(13, 73%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.6%, 73.3%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.85, 38.87, 35.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.85, 52.77, 42.55°)
OKLab	oklab(53.07% 0.1103 0.0805)
OKLCH	oklch(53.07% 0.137 36.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.8909, 13.7356, 4.1880)
Luminance	0.1373 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC492E #2E91AC

analogous

#AC2E52 #AC492E #AC882E

triadic

#AC492E #2EAC49 #492EAC

tetradic

#AC492E #52AC2E #2E91AC #882EAC

square

#AC492E #52AC2E #2E91AC #882EAC

split-complementary

#AC492E #2EAC88 #2E52AC

monochromatic

#4B2014 #7C3521 #AC492E #CE6549 #DB8E79

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.61

#AC492E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#AC492E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC492E

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC492E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC492E	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)

#645A2B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C702B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD3343

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac492e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 73, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.137 36.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7f68',
    500: '#ac492e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac492e;
$custom-light: #cc7f68;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac492e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.857,
    "s": 57.798,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53066,
    "c": 0.13652,
    "h": 36.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13733
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC492E

secondary

#72B2C3

accent

#C0E147

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEB

border

#D3C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC492E

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

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