#AC4A2A#AC4A2A
#AC4A2A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.137 H 38.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC4A2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 74, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 76%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57%, 75.6%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.00, 38.19, 38.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.00, 53.88, 44.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.16% 0.1074 0.0846) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.16% 0.137 38.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.8820, 13.8380, 3.8141) |
| Luminance | 0.1384 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.08
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.48
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.11
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.62
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.15
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 6.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC4A2A #2A8CAC
analogous
#AC2A4B #AC4A2A #AC8B2A
triadic
#AC4A2A #2AAC4A #4A2AAC
tetradic
#AC4A2A #4BAC2A #2A8CAC #8B2AAC
square
#AC4A2A #4BAC2A #2A8CAC #8B2AAC
split-complementary
#AC4A2A #2AAC8B #2A4BAC
monochromatic
#4A2012 #7B351E #AC4A2A #D16542 #DD8D73
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.57
#AC4A2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.77
#AC4A2A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AC4A2A
5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC4A2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC4A2A | 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)
#655A26
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D7027
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD3443
Achromatopsia (no color)
#686868
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac4a2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 74, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.137 38.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cc7f65',
500: '#ac4a2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac4a2a; $custom-light: #cc7f65; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac4a2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 74,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.769,
"s": 60.748,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53165,
"c": 0.13674,
"h": 38.2
},
"luminance": 0.13835
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC4A2A
secondary
#6DAFC4
accent
#BDE444
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FAEEEB
border
#D3C9C6
text
#150A06
muted
#837C7A