#ac2c29

Color #ac2c29

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Brown #a52a2a · ΔE 3.52 Nearest Tailwind class red-800 #9f0712 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ac2c29

RGB

rgb(172, 44, 41)

HSL

hsl(1.4, 61.5%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(1.4, 76.2%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 76.2%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(39.13, 51.17, 33.3)

LCH

lch(39.13, 61.05, 33.05)

OKLCH

oklch(49.5%, 0.1652, 26.69)

HWB

hwb(1.4, 16.1%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#29a9ac

Analogous

#ac2968

#ac2c29

#ac6e29

Triadic

#ac2c29

#29ac2c

#2c29ac

Split-complementary

#ac2c29

#29ac6e

#2968ac

Tetradic

#ac2c29

#a9ac29

#29a9ac

#2c29ac

Square

#ac2c29

#68ac29

#29a9ac

#6e29ac

Shades

Color #ac2c29 mixed toward black.

#8f2522

#731d1b

#561615

#390f0e

#1d0707

Tints

Color #ac2c29 mixed toward white.

#cf3b37

#d9625f

#e28987

#ecb1af

#f5d8d7

Tones

Color #ac2c29 mixed toward gray.

#a13734

#96413f

#8b4b4a

#805655

#766060

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.15:1

White text reads better on this background (6.67:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#88872a · ΔE 45.4

Deuteranopia

#8d942a · ΔE 50.3

Tritanopia

#a82a2a · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#5c5c5c · ΔE 26.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ac2c29;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ac2c29]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#ac2c29 (#ac2c29) is rgb(172, 44, 41) in RGB.

No, #ac2c29 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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