#AC4A32#AC4A32

#AC4A32 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.134 H 35.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC4A32
RGB	rgb(172, 74, 50)
HSL	hsl(12, 55%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(12, 71%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57%, 70.9%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.09, 38.58, 33.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.09, 51.24, 41.16°)
OKLab	oklab(53.26% 0.1101 0.0771)
OKLCH	oklch(53.26% 0.134 35)
XYZ	xyz(20.0397, 13.9011, 4.6449)
Luminance	0.1390 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC4A32 #3294AC

analogous

#AC3257 #AC4A32 #AC8732

triadic

#AC4A32 #32AC4A #4A32AC

tetradic

#AC4A32 #57AC32 #3294AC #8732AC

square

#AC4A32 #57AC32 #3294AC #8732AC

split-complementary

#AC4A32 #32AC87 #3257AC

monochromatic

#4D2116 #7D3624 #AC4A32 #CC684F #DA917F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.56

#AC4A32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#AC4A32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC4A32

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC4A32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC4A32	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)

#645B2F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C702F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD3545

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac4a32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 74, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.134 35.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb806b',
    500: '#ac4a32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac4a32;
$custom-light: #cb806b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac4a32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.803,
    "s": 54.955,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53263,
    "c": 0.13441,
    "h": 35
  },
  "luminance": 0.13899
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC4A32

secondary

#77B4C3

accent

#C1DE4A

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEB

border

#D3C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC4A32

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

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