#ac1908

Color #ac1908

A vivid, highly saturated dark red.

Closest named color Firebrick #b22222 · ΔE 10.01 Nearest Tailwind class red-700 #c10007 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#ac1908

RGB

rgb(172, 25, 8)

HSL

hsl(6.2, 91.1%, 35.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(6.2, 95.3%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 85.5%, 95.3%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(36.9, 55.91, 47.41)

LCH

lch(36.9, 73.31, 40.3)

OKLCH

oklch(47.8%, 0.1821, 30.56)

HWB

hwb(6.2, 3.1%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#089bac

Analogous

#ac0849

#ac1908

#ac6b08

Triadic

#ac1908

#08ac19

#1908ac

Split-complementary

#ac1908

#08ac6b

#0849ac

Tetradic

#ac1908

#9bac08

#089bac

#1908ac

Square

#ac1908

#49ac08

#089bac

#6b08ac

Shades

Color #ac1908 mixed toward black.

#8f1507

#731105

#560c04

#390803

#1d0401

Tints

Color #ac1908 mixed toward white.

#e1210a

#f5422d

#f87161

#faa096

#fdd0ca

Tones

Color #ac1908 mixed toward gray.

#9e2416

#912f23

#833931

#75443f

#684f4c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.9:1

White text reads better on this background (7.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#86850d · ΔE 45.9

Deuteranopia

#8c930f · ΔE 50.8

Tritanopia

#a81112 · ΔE 2.9

Achromatopsia

#575757 · ΔE 27.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ac1908;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ac1908]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#ac1908 (#ac1908) is rgb(172, 25, 8) in RGB.

No, #ac1908 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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