#AC5253#AC5253

#AC5253 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.118 H 21.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC5253
RGB	rgb(172, 82, 83)
HSL	hsl(359, 35%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(359, 52%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.3%, 51.7%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.22, 36.90, 16.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.22, 40.62, 24.70°)
OKLab	oklab(55.05% 0.1104 0.0424)
OKLCH	oklch(55.05% 0.118 21)
XYZ	xyz(21.5935, 15.4322, 10.0235)
Luminance	0.1543 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC5253 #52ACAB

analogous

#AC5280 #AC5253 #AC7E52

triadic

#AC5253 #53AC52 #5253AC

tetradic

#AC5253 #80AC52 #52ACAB #7E52AC

square

#AC5253 #80AC52 #52ACAB #7E52AC

split-complementary

#AC5253 #52AC7E #5280AC

monochromatic

#592A2B #833E3F #AC5253 #C07B7C #D4A5A5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.14

#AC5253 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#AC5253 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC5253

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC5253	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC5253	1.00	5.14	4.09	5.14
#FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666252

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7551

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB4553

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac5253;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 82, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.118 21.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c98583',
    500: '#ac5253',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac5253;
$custom-light: #c98583;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac5253",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.333,
    "s": 35.433,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55054,
    "c": 0.11829,
    "h": 21
  },
  "luminance": 0.1543
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC5253

secondary

#99C1C1

accent

#CBCA5C

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F9EFEF

border

#D2CACA

text

#140B0A

muted

#827C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC5253

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

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