#AC493B#AC493B

#AC493B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.133 H 30.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC493B
RGB	rgb(172, 73, 59)
HSL	hsl(7, 49%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(7, 66%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.6%, 65.7%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.02, 39.60, 28.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.02, 48.77, 35.71°)
OKLab	oklab(53.25% 0.115 0.0669)
OKLCH	oklch(53.25% 0.133 30.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.1871, 13.8541, 5.7479)
Luminance	0.1385 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC493B #3B9EAC

analogous

#AC3B65 #AC493B #AC823B

triadic

#AC493B #3BAC49 #493BAC

tetradic

#AC493B #65AC3B #3B9EAC #823BAC

square

#AC493B #65AC3B #3B9EAC #823BAC

split-complementary

#AC493B #3BAC82 #3B65AC

monochromatic

#51221C #7E362B #AC493B #C76A5D #D7948A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.57

#AC493B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.77

#AC493B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC493B

5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC493B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC493B	1.00	5.57	3.77	5.57
#FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635B39

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B7039

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC3546

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac493b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 73, 59);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.133 30.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7f71',
    500: '#ac493b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac493b;
$custom-light: #cb7f71;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac493b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 59
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.434,
    "s": 48.918,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53251,
    "c": 0.13306,
    "h": 30.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13852
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC493B

secondary

#81BAC1

accent

#C7D84F

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEC

border

#D3C9C7

text

#140A07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC493B

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

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