#AC553D#AC553D

#AC553D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.120 H 36.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC553D
RGB	rgb(172, 85, 61)
HSL	hsl(13, 48%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(13, 65%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.6%, 64.5%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.45, 33.58, 30.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.45, 45.20, 42.03°)
OKLab	oklab(55.11% 0.0967 0.0712)
OKLCH	oklch(55.11% 0.12 36.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.1059, 15.6070, 6.3150)
Luminance	0.1560 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC553D #3D94AC

analogous

#AC3D5C #AC553D #AC8C3D

triadic

#AC553D #3DAC55 #553DAC

tetradic

#AC553D #5CAC3D #3D94AC #8C3DAC

square

#AC553D #5CAC3D #3D94AC #8C3DAC

split-complementary

#AC553D #3DAC8C #3D5CAC

monochromatic

#52281D #7F3F2D #AC553D #C77660 #D79D8D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#AC553D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#AC553D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC553D

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC553D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC553D	1.00	5.10	4.12	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C623B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81753B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC454F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac553d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 85, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.120 36.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca8773',
    500: '#ac553d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac553d;
$custom-light: #ca8773;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac553d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.973,
    "s": 47.639,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55107,
    "c": 0.12007,
    "h": 36.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15605
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC553D

secondary

#84B4C1

accent

#BAD751

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAEFED

border

#D3CAC8

text

#140B08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC553D

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

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