#ac2017

Color #ac2017

A vivid, highly saturated dark red.

Closest named color Firebrick #b22222 · ΔE 4.52 Nearest Tailwind class red-800 #9f0712 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#ac2017

RGB

rgb(172, 32, 23)

HSL

hsl(3.6, 76.4%, 38.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(3.6, 86.6%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 81.4%, 86.6%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(37.61, 54.4, 41.63)

LCH

lch(37.61, 68.5, 37.43)

OKLCH

oklch(48.3%, 0.1766, 29.18)

HWB

hwb(3.6, 9%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#17a3ac

Analogous

#ac1758

#ac2017

#ac6a17

Triadic

#ac2017

#17ac20

#2017ac

Split-complementary

#ac2017

#17ac6a

#1758ac

Tetradic

#ac2017

#a3ac17

#17a3ac

#2017ac

Square

#ac2017

#58ac17

#17a3ac

#6a17ac

Shades

Color #ac2017 mixed toward black.

#8f1b13

#73150f

#56100b

#390b08

#1d0504

Tints

Color #ac2017 mixed toward white.

#da291d

#e64f46

#ec7b74

#f3a7a2

#f9d3d1

Tones

Color #ac2017 mixed toward gray.

#9f2b23

#933630

#87413c

#7a4c49

#6e5655

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.97:1

White text reads better on this background (7.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#868619 · ΔE 46.3

Deuteranopia

#8c931a · ΔE 50.9

Tritanopia

#a81b1c · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#585858 · ΔE 27.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ac2017;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ac2017]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#ac2017 (#ac2017) is rgb(172, 32, 23) in RGB.

No, #ac2017 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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