#AC4E56#AC4E56

#AC4E56 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.123 H 16.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC4E56
RGB	rgb(172, 78, 86)
HSL	hsl(355, 38%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(355, 55%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.7%, 50%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.49, 39.23, 14.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.49, 41.71, 19.84°)
OKLab	oklab(54.52% 0.1181 0.0358)
OKLCH	oklch(54.52% 0.123 16.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.4189, 14.8937, 10.5491)
Luminance	0.1489 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC4E56 #4EACA4

analogous

#AC4E85 #AC4E56 #AC754E

triadic

#AC4E56 #56AC4E #4E56AC

tetradic

#AC4E56 #85AC4E #4EACA4 #754EAC

square

#AC4E56 #85AC4E #4EACA4 #754EAC

split-complementary

#AC4E56 #4EAC75 #4E85AC

monochromatic

#58282C #823B41 #AC4E56 #C1767D #D4A0A5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#AC4E56 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#AC4E56 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC4E56

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC4E56	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC4E56	1.00	5.28	3.98	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#636056

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A7354

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB4151

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac4e56;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 78, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.123 16.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c98385',
    500: '#ac4e56',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac4e56;
$custom-light: #c98385;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac4e56",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.894,
    "s": 37.6,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54522,
    "c": 0.12336,
    "h": 16.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14891
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC4E56

secondary

#95C1BD

accent

#CEC45A

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F9EFEF

border

#D2CACA

text

#140B0B

muted

#827C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC4E56

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

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