#AC4A2B#AC4A2B
#AC4A2B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.136 H 37.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC4A2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 74, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 60%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 75%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57%, 75%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.01, 38.23, 37.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.01, 53.54, 44.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.18% 0.1077 0.0838) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.18% 0.136 37.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.9001, 13.8453, 3.9095) |
| Luminance | 0.1384 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.22
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.70
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.32
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.66
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.03
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 6.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC4A2B #2B8DAC
analogous
#AC2B4C #AC4A2B #AC8B2B
triadic
#AC4A2B #2BAC4A #4A2BAC
tetradic
#AC4A2B #4CAC2B #2B8DAC #8B2BAC
square
#AC4A2B #4CAC2B #2B8DAC #8B2BAC
split-complementary
#AC4A2B #2BAC8B #2B4CAC
monochromatic
#4A2013 #7B351F #AC4A2B #D06644 #DC8E75
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.57
#AC4A2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.77
#AC4A2B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AC4A2B
5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC4A2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC4A2B | 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)
#655B27
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D7028
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD3443
Achromatopsia (no color)
#686868
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac4a2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 74, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.136 37.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cc7f66',
500: '#ac4a2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac4a2b; $custom-light: #cc7f66; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac4a2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 74,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.419,
"s": 60,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53176,
"c": 0.13644,
"h": 37.9
},
"luminance": 0.13843
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC4A2B
secondary
#6FB0C4
accent
#BDE345
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FAEEEB
border
#D3C9C6
text
#150A06
muted
#837C7A