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#ac2c0f

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

RGB
172, 44, 15
HSL
11°, 84%, 37%
CMYK
0, 74, 91, 33
Luminance
0.1061

Every format

HEX#ac2c0f
RGBrgb(172, 44, 15)
HSLhsl(11, 84%, 37%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 74%, 91%, 33%)
LABlab(38.9 50.4 46.2)
LCHlch(38.9 68.4 42.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.493 0.169 33.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ac2c0f;
background-color: #ac2c0f;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ac2c0f] bg-[#ac2c0f]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ac2c0f;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.675, green: 0.173, blue: 0.059)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ac2c0f")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ac2c0f on white: 6.73:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ac2c0f on black: 3.12:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red67.5%
Green17.3%
Blue5.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta74.4%
Yellow91.3%
Key (black)32.5%

Color previews

#ac2c0f text on a black background

contrast 3.12:1

Card sample

#ac2c0f text on a white background

contrast 6.73:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ac2c0f;
Background color
Panel with #ac2c0f background
background-color: #ac2c0f;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ac2c0f;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(172, 44, 15, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(172, 44, 15, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ac2c0f;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ac2c0f, #AC950F);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ac2c0f

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #ac2c0f in the Color Lab