#AC493E#AC493E

#AC493E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.132 H 28.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC493E
RGB	rgb(172, 73, 62)
HSL	hsl(6, 47%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(6, 64%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.6%, 64%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.07, 39.80, 26.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.07, 47.95, 33.91°)
OKLab	oklab(53.3% 0.1162 0.0635)
OKLCH	oklch(53.3% 0.132 28.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.2672, 13.8861, 6.1695)
Luminance	0.1388 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC493E #3EA1AC

analogous

#AC3E6A #AC493E #AC803E

triadic

#AC493E #3EAC49 #493EAC

tetradic

#AC493E #6AAC3E #3EA1AC #803EAC

square

#AC493E #6AAC3E #3EA1AC #803EAC

split-complementary

#AC493E #3EAC80 #3E6AAC

monochromatic

#52231E #7F362E #AC493E #C66B61 #D6958E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.56

#AC493E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#AC493E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC493E

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC493E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC493E	1.00	5.56	3.78	5.56
#FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625B3C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B703C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC3647

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac493e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 73, 62);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.132 28.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7f73',
    500: '#ac493e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac493e;
$custom-light: #cb7f73;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac493e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 62
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6,
    "s": 47.009,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53301,
    "c": 0.13239,
    "h": 28.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13884
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC493E

secondary

#85BBC1

accent

#C9D751

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#140A08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC493E

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

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