#ac170f

Color #ac170f

A vivid, highly saturated dark red.

Closest named color Firebrick #b22222 · ΔE 7.42 Nearest Tailwind class red-700 #c10007 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#ac170f

RGB

rgb(172, 23, 15)

HSL

hsl(3.1, 84%, 36.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(3.1, 91.3%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 86.6%, 91.3%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(36.78, 56.44, 44.67)

LCH

lch(36.78, 71.98, 38.36)

OKLCH

oklch(47.7%, 0.1826, 29.27)

HWB

hwb(3.1, 5.9%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0fa4ac

Analogous

#ac0f55

#ac170f

#ac660f

Triadic

#ac170f

#0fac17

#170fac

Split-complementary

#ac170f

#0fac66

#0f55ac

Tetradic

#ac170f

#a4ac0f

#0fa4ac

#170fac

Square

#ac170f

#55ac0f

#0fa4ac

#660fac

Shades

Color #ac170f mixed toward black.

#8f130c

#730f0a

#560c07

#390805

#1d0402

Tints

Color #ac170f mixed toward white.

#de1e13

#ee4239

#f2726a

#f6a19c

#fbd0cd

Tones

Color #ac170f mixed toward gray.

#9f231c

#922f29

#853a36

#784643

#6b5250

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.88:1

White text reads better on this background (7.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#868511 · ΔE 46.6

Deuteranopia

#8c9312 · ΔE 51.6

Tritanopia

#a81313 · ΔE 1.6

Achromatopsia

#575757 · ΔE 27.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ac170f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ac170f]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Frequently asked questions

#ac170f (#ac170f) is rgb(172, 23, 15) in RGB.

No, #ac170f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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