#AC596C#AC596C

#AC596C is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.110 H 6.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC596C
RGB	rgb(172, 89, 108)
HSL	hsl(346, 33%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(346, 48%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.3%, 37.2%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.26, 35.91, 4.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.26, 36.22, 7.50°)
OKLab	oklab(56.79% 0.109 0.0127)
OKLCH	oklch(56.79% 0.11 6.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.2936, 17.0003, 16.2391)
Luminance	0.1700 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC596C #59AC99

analogous

#AC5995 #AC596C #AC6F59

triadic

#AC596C #6CAC59 #596CAC

tetradic

#AC596C #95AC59 #59AC99 #6F59AC

square

#AC596C #95AC59 #59AC99 #6F59AC

split-complementary

#AC596C #59AC6F #5995AC

monochromatic

#5C2E39 #854352 #AC596C #C08290 #D5ABB4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#AC596C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#AC596C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC596C

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC596C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC596C	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#68696C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D796A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B95160

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac596c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 89, 108);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.110 6.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c78a96',
    500: '#ac596c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac596c;
$custom-light: #c78a96;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac596c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 108
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.265,
    "s": 33.333,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56794,
    "c": 0.10977,
    "h": 6.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16998
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC596C

secondary

#9EC3BA

accent

#C9B15E

background

#FCF8F9

surface

#F9F0F1

border

#D2CBCB

text

#130C0D

muted

#827D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC596C

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

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