#ac1b08

Color #ac1b08

A vivid, highly saturated dark red.

Closest named color Firebrick #b22222 · ΔE 10.07 Nearest Tailwind class red-700 #c10007 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#ac1b08

RGB

rgb(172, 27, 8)

HSL

hsl(7, 91.1%, 35.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(7, 95.3%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 84.3%, 95.3%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(37.07, 55.44, 47.5)

LCH

lch(37.07, 73.01, 40.59)

OKLCH

oklch(47.9%, 0.1811, 30.87)

HWB

hwb(7, 3.1%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0899ac

Analogous

#ac0847

#ac1b08

#ac6d08

Triadic

#ac1b08

#08ac1b

#1b08ac

Split-complementary

#ac1b08

#08ac6d

#0847ac

Tetradic

#ac1b08

#99ac08

#0899ac

#1b08ac

Square

#ac1b08

#47ac08

#0899ac

#6d08ac

Shades

Color #ac1b08 mixed toward black.

#8f1707

#731205

#560e04

#390903

#1d0501

Tints

Color #ac1b08 mixed toward white.

#e1230a

#f5442d

#f87361

#faa296

#fdd0ca

Tones

Color #ac1b08 mixed toward gray.

#9e2616

#913023

#833b31

#75453f

#68504c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.91:1

White text reads better on this background (7.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#86850e · ΔE 45.6

Deuteranopia

#8c9310 · ΔE 50.5

Tritanopia

#a81213 · ΔE 3.3

Achromatopsia

#575757 · ΔE 27.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ac1b08;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ac1b08]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#ac1b08 (#ac1b08) is rgb(172, 27, 8) in RGB.

No, #ac1b08 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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