#AC5555#AC5555

#AC5555 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.114 H 21.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC5555
RGB	rgb(172, 85, 85)
HSL	hsl(0, 34%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(0, 51%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.6%, 50.6%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.88, 35.52, 16.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.88, 39.23, 25.12°)
OKLab	oklab(55.57% 0.1064 0.0418)
OKLCH	oklch(55.57% 0.114 21.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.9030, 15.9259, 10.5131)
Luminance	0.1592 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC5555 #55ACAC

analogous

#AC5580 #AC5555 #AC8055

triadic

#AC5555 #55AC55 #5555AC

tetradic

#AC5555 #80AC55 #55ACAC #8055AC

square

#AC5555 #80AC55 #55ACAC #8055AC

split-complementary

#AC5555 #55AC80 #5580AC

monochromatic

#5A2C2C #844040 #AC5555 #C07E7E #D4A7A7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#AC5555 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#AC5555 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC5555

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC5555	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC5555	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#686454

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7653

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB4856

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac5555;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 85, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.114 21.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c98784',
    500: '#ac5555',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac5555;
$custom-light: #c98784;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac5555",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 34.387,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55566,
    "c": 0.11426,
    "h": 21.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15924
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC5555

secondary

#9BC2C2

accent

#CACA5D

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F9F0EF

border

#D2CBCA

text

#140B0B

muted

#827C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC5555

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

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