#AC6972#AC6972
#AC6972 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.086 H 11.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC6972 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 105, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(352, 29%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(352, 39%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39%, 33.7%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.94, 27.96, 6.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.94, 28.68, 12.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.64% 0.0848 0.017) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.64% 0.086 11.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.1030, 20.0906, 18.4721) |
| Luminance | 0.2009 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusky Rose
#BA6873
ΔE00 3.10
Mauve (survey)
#AE7181
ΔE00 4.15
Dusty Rose
#C0737A
ΔE00 5.20
Old Pink
#C77986
ΔE00 7.30
Rose (survey)
#CF6275
ΔE00 7.30
Ugly Pink
#CD7584
ΔE00 7.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC6972 #69ACA3
analogous
#AC6994 #AC6972 #AC8269
triadic
#AC6972 #72AC69 #6972AC
tetradic
#AC6972 #94AC69 #69ACA3 #8269AC
square
#AC6972 #94AC69 #69ACA3 #8269AC
split-complementary
#AC6972 #69AC82 #6994AC
monochromatic
#64373D #8B4D55 #AC6972 #C29097 #D8B8BC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.19
#AC6972 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.02
#AC6972 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AC6972
5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC6972 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC6972 | 1.00 | 4.19 | 5.02 | 5.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#757472
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#858171
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B8636C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac6972; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 105, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.086 11.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7959a',
500: '#ac6972',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac6972; $custom-light: #c7959a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac6972",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 105,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 351.94,
"s": 28.755,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59644,
"c": 0.08646,
"h": 11.3
},
"luminance": 0.20089
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC6972
secondary
#AAC7C3
accent
#C5B863
background
#FCF9F9
surface
#F8F1F2
border
#D1CBCC
text
#130D0E
muted
#827E7E