#AC5451#AC5451

#AC5451 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.116 H 23.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC5451
RGB	rgb(172, 84, 81)
HSL	hsl(2, 36%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(2, 53%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.2%, 52.9%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.59, 35.68, 18.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.59, 40.26, 27.62°)
OKLab	oklab(55.32% 0.1064 0.0464)
OKLCH	oklch(55.32% 0.116 23.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.6704, 15.7078, 9.6737)
Luminance	0.1570 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC5451 #51A9AC

analogous

#AC517C #AC5451 #AC8251

triadic

#AC5451 #51AC54 #5451AC

tetradic

#AC5451 #7CAC51 #51A9AC #8251AC

square

#AC5451 #7CAC51 #51A9AC #8251AC

split-complementary

#AC5451 #51AC82 #517CAC

monochromatic

#592B2A #82403D #AC5451 #C07C7A #D4A5A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#AC5451 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#AC5451 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC5451

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC5451	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC5451	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#686350

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E754F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB4754

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac5451;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 84, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.116 23.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c98681',
    500: '#ac5451',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac5451;
$custom-light: #c98681;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac5451",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.978,
    "s": 35.968,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5532,
    "c": 0.11602,
    "h": 23.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15705
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC5451

secondary

#98C0C1

accent

#C8CC5C

background

#FCF8F7

surface

#F9EFEE

border

#D2CAC9

text

#140B0A

muted

#827C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC5451

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

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