#ac2a44

Color #ac2a44

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Brown #a52a2a · ΔE 14.18 Nearest Tailwind class rose-800 #a50036 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#ac2a44

RGB

rgb(172, 42, 68)

HSL

hsl(348, 60.7%, 42%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(348, 75.6%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 75.6%, 60.5%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(39.32, 53.32, 16.95)

LCH

lch(39.32, 55.95, 17.64)

OKLCH

oklch(49.8%, 0.1654, 14.57)

HWB

hwb(348, 16.5%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2aac92

Analogous

#ac2a85

#ac2a44

#ac512a

Triadic

#ac2a44

#44ac2a

#2a44ac

Split-complementary

#ac2a44

#2aac51

#2a85ac

Tetradic

#ac2a44

#ac922a

#2aac92

#2a44ac

Square

#ac2a44

#85ac2a

#2aac92

#512aac

Shades

Color #ac2a44 mixed toward black.

#8f2339

#731c2d

#561522

#390e17

#1d070b

Tints

Color #ac2a44 mixed toward white.

#cf3957

#d86178

#e2889a

#ecb0bc

#f5d7dd

Tones

Color #ac2a44 mixed toward gray.

#a1354b

#964051

#8c4b58

#81555e

#766065

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.17:1

White text reads better on this background (6.63:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#87873f · ΔE 48.2

Deuteranopia

#8d943d · ΔE 53.7

Tritanopia

#a83a39 · ΔE 6.6

Achromatopsia

#5d5d5d · ΔE 25.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ac2a44;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ac2a44]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#ac2a44 (#ac2a44) is rgb(172, 42, 68) in RGB.

No, #ac2a44 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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