#AC4C3E#AC4C3E
#AC4C3E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.129 H 30.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC4C3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 76, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 47%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 64%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.8%, 64%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.65, 38.30, 27.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.65, 47.13, 35.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.74% 0.1115 0.0651) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.74% 0.129 30.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.4691, 14.2899, 6.2368) |
| Luminance | 0.1429 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.70
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.32
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 6.53
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.60
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 6.79
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 7.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC4C3E #3E9EAC
analogous
#AC3E67 #AC4C3E #AC833E
triadic
#AC4C3E #3EAC4C #4C3EAC
tetradic
#AC4C3E #67AC3E #3E9EAC #833EAC
square
#AC4C3E #67AC3E #3E9EAC #833EAC
split-complementary
#AC4C3E #3EAC83 #3E67AC
monochromatic
#52241E #7F382E #AC4C3E #C66E61 #D6978E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.44
#AC4C3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.86
#AC4C3E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AC4C3E
5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC4C3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC4C3E | 1.00 | 5.44 | 3.86 | 5.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#655D3C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C713C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC3A49
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac4c3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 76, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.129 30.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca8173',
500: '#ac4c3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac4c3e; $custom-light: #ca8173; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac4c3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 76,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.636,
"s": 47.009,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53738,
"c": 0.12911,
"h": 30.3
},
"luminance": 0.14287
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC4C3E
secondary
#85B9C1
accent
#C6D751
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FAEFED
border
#D3CAC8
text
#140A08
muted
#837C7B