#ac5252

Color #ac5252

A muted medium red.

Closest named color Indian Red #cd5c5c · ΔE 11.71 Nearest Tailwind class rose-700 #c70036 · ΔE 10.1

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Conversions

HEX

#ac5252

RGB

rgb(172, 82, 82)

HSL

hsl(0, 35.4%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 52.3%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 52.3%, 52.3%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(46.2, 36.81, 17.55)

LCH

lch(46.2, 40.78, 25.49)

OKLCH

oklch(55%, 0.1184, 21.71)

HWB

hwb(0, 32.2%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#52acac

Analogous

#ac527f

#ac5252

#ac7f52

Triadic

#ac5252

#52ac52

#5252ac

Split-complementary

#ac5252

#52ac7f

#527fac

Tetradic

#ac5252

#acac52

#52acac

#5252ac

Square

#ac5252

#7fac52

#52acac

#7f52ac

Shades

Color #ac5252 mixed toward black.

#8f4444

#733737

#562929

#391b1b

#1d0e0e

Tints

Color #ac5252 mixed toward white.

#ba6f6f

#c88b8b

#d6a8a8

#e3c5c5

#f1e2e2

Tones

Color #ac5252 mixed toward gray.

#a45a5a

#9d6161

#956969

#8e7070

#867777

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.08:1

White text reads better on this background (5.14:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8d52 · ΔE 37.6

Deuteranopia

#929852 · ΔE 42

Tritanopia

#a95252 · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#6d6d6d · ΔE 23.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ac5252;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ac5252]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#ac5252 (#ac5252) is rgb(172, 82, 82) in RGB.

No, #ac5252 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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