#AC4E3E#AC4E3E
#AC4E3E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.127 H 31.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC4E3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 78, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 47%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 64%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54.7%, 64%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.04, 37.28, 27.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.04, 46.60, 36.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.04% 0.1083 0.0662) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.04% 0.127 31.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.6090, 14.5698, 6.2835) |
| Luminance | 0.1457 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.34
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.73
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.81
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 7.01
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 7.10
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 7.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC4E3E #3E9CAC
analogous
#AC3E65 #AC4E3E #AC853E
triadic
#AC4E3E #3EAC4E #4E3EAC
tetradic
#AC4E3E #65AC3E #3E9CAC #853EAC
square
#AC4E3E #65AC3E #3E9CAC #853EAC
split-complementary
#AC4E3E #3EAC85 #3E65AC
monochromatic
#52251E #7F3A2E #AC4E3E #C67061 #D6998E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.37
#AC4E3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.91
#AC4E3E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AC4E3E
5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC4E3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC4E3E | 1.00 | 5.37 | 3.91 | 5.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#665E3C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D723C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC3C4A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac4e3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 78, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.127 31.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca8273',
500: '#ac4e3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac4e3e; $custom-light: #ca8273; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac4e3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 78,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.727,
"s": 47.009,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54036,
"c": 0.12695,
"h": 31.4
},
"luminance": 0.14567
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC4E3E
secondary
#85B8C1
accent
#C3D751
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FAEFED
border
#D3CAC8
text
#140B08
muted
#837C7B