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#ac2d2c

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

RGB
172, 45, 44
HSL
1°, 59%, 42%
CMYK
0, 74, 74, 33
Luminance
0.1083

Every format

HEX#ac2d2c
RGBrgb(172, 45, 44)
HSLhsl(1, 59%, 42%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 74%, 74%, 33%)
LABlab(39.3 50.9 31.7)
LCHlch(39.3 60.0 31.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.496 0.164 25.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ac2d2c;
background-color: #ac2d2c;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ac2d2c] bg-[#ac2d2c]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ac2d2c;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.675, green: 0.176, blue: 0.173)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ac2d2c")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ac2d2c on white: 6.63:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ac2d2c on black: 3.17:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red67.5%
Green17.6%
Blue17.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta73.8%
Yellow74.4%
Key (black)32.5%

Color previews

#ac2d2c text on a black background

contrast 3.17:1

Card sample

#ac2d2c text on a white background

contrast 6.63:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ac2d2c;
Background color
Panel with #ac2d2c background
background-color: #ac2d2c;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ac2d2c;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(172, 45, 44, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(172, 45, 44, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ac2d2c;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ac2d2c, #AC832C);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ac2d2c

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #ac2d2c in the Color Lab