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#ac2421

a dark, vivid red · warm · closest name: firebrick

RGB
172, 36, 33
HSL
1°, 68%, 40%
CMYK
0, 79, 81, 33
Luminance
0.1014

Every format

HEX#ac2421
RGBrgb(172, 36, 33)
HSLhsl(1, 68%, 40%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 79%, 81%, 33%)
LABlab(38.1 53.5 36.8)
LCHlch(38.1 64.9 34.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.487 0.173 27.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ac2421;
background-color: #ac2421;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ac2421] bg-[#ac2421]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ac2421;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.675, green: 0.141, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ac2421")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ac2421 on white: 6.93:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ac2421 on black: 3.03:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red67.5%
Green14.1%
Blue12.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta79.1%
Yellow80.8%
Key (black)32.5%

Color previews

#ac2421 text on a black background

contrast 3.03:1

Card sample

#ac2421 text on a white background

contrast 6.93:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ac2421;
Background color
Panel with #ac2421 background
background-color: #ac2421;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ac2421;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(172, 36, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(172, 36, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ac2421;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ac2421, #AC8121);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ac2421

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #ac2421 in the Color Lab