#ac2e29

Color #ac2e29

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Brown #a52a2a · ΔE 3.65 Nearest Tailwind class red-800 #9f0712 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#ac2e29

RGB

rgb(172, 46, 41)

HSL

hsl(2.3, 61.5%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(2.3, 76.2%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 73.3%, 76.2%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(39.39, 50.45, 33.59)

LCH

lch(39.39, 60.61, 33.66)

OKLCH

oklch(49.7%, 0.1634, 27.24)

HWB

hwb(2.3, 16.1%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#29a7ac

Analogous

#ac2966

#ac2e29

#ac7029

Triadic

#ac2e29

#29ac2e

#2e29ac

Split-complementary

#ac2e29

#29ac70

#2966ac

Tetradic

#ac2e29

#a7ac29

#29a7ac

#2e29ac

Square

#ac2e29

#66ac29

#29a7ac

#7029ac

Shades

Color #ac2e29 mixed toward black.

#8f2622

#731f1b

#561715

#390f0e

#1d0807

Tints

Color #ac2e29 mixed toward white.

#cf3d37

#d9645f

#e28b87

#ecb1af

#f5d8d7

Tones

Color #ac2e29 mixed toward gray.

#a13834

#96423f

#8b4c4a

#805655

#766160

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.18:1

White text reads better on this background (6.61:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#88872a · ΔE 44.9

Deuteranopia

#8d942b · ΔE 49.8

Tritanopia

#a82b2b · ΔE 1.7

Achromatopsia

#5d5d5d · ΔE 26

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ac2e29;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ac2e29]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#ac2e29 (#ac2e29) is rgb(172, 46, 41) in RGB.

No, #ac2e29 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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