#AC492F#AC492F

#AC492F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.136 H 35.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC492F
RGB	rgb(172, 73, 47)
HSL	hsl(12, 57%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(12, 73%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.6%, 72.7%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.86, 38.92, 35.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.86, 52.44, 42.08°)
OKLab	oklab(53.08% 0.1106 0.0796)
OKLCH	oklch(53.08% 0.136 35.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.9109, 13.7436, 4.2931)
Luminance	0.1374 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#AC492F #2F92AC

analogous

#AC2F53 #AC492F #AC872F

triadic

#AC492F #2FAC49 #492FAC

tetradic

#AC492F #53AC2F #2F92AC #872FAC

square

#AC492F #53AC2F #2F92AC #872FAC

split-complementary

#AC492F #2FAC87 #2F53AC

monochromatic

#4C2015 #7C3522 #AC492F #CE664B #DB8F7B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.60

#AC492F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#AC492F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC492F

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC492F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC492F	1.00	5.60	3.75	5.60
#FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645A2C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C702C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD3443

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac492f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 73, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.136 35.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7f69',
    500: '#ac492f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac492f;
$custom-light: #cb7f69;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac492f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.48,
    "s": 57.078,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53079,
    "c": 0.13624,
    "h": 35.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13741
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC492F

secondary

#74B3C3

accent

#C1E047

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEB

border

#D3C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC492F

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

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