#AC4E32#AC4E32

#AC4E32 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.131 H 37.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC4E32
RGB	rgb(172, 78, 50)
HSL	hsl(14, 55%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(14, 71%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.7%, 70.9%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.87, 36.56, 34.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.87, 50.35, 43.44°)
OKLab	oklab(53.86% 0.1039 0.079)
OKLCH	oklch(53.86% 0.131 37.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.3153, 14.4523, 4.7368)
Luminance	0.1445 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC4E32 #3290AC

analogous

#AC3253 #AC4E32 #AC8B32

triadic

#AC4E32 #32AC4E #4E32AC

tetradic

#AC4E32 #53AC32 #3290AC #8B32AC

square

#AC4E32 #53AC32 #3290AC #8B32AC

split-complementary

#AC4E32 #32AC8B #3253AC

monochromatic

#4D2316 #7D3824 #AC4E32 #CC6C4F #DA947F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.40

#AC4E32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#AC4E32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC4E32

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC4E32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC4E32	1.00	5.40	3.89	5.40
#FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675D2F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7230

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD3B48

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac4e32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 78, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.131 37.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb826b',
    500: '#ac4e32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac4e32;
$custom-light: #cb826b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac4e32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.77,
    "s": 54.955,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53858,
    "c": 0.1305,
    "h": 37.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1445
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC4E32

secondary

#77B1C3

accent

#BCDE4A

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEB

border

#D3CAC6

text

#150B06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC4E32

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

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