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#AC024A — Vivid Pink

#AC024A is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color FireBrick (#B22222). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: firebrick (#B22222) — not an exact match. CSS firebrick gives you #B22222, a different color; use #AC024A when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#AC024A is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #02AC65; it also sits naturally between #AC029E and #AC1002. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#AC024A · RGB 172, 2, 74

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Color values

HEX#AC024A
RGB172, 2, 74
HSL335°, 98%, 34%
HSV335°, 99%, 67%
CMYK0%, 99%, 57%, 33%
XYZ18.27, 9.31, 7.31
Yxy9.31, 0.5236, 0.2668
CIE-Lab36.57, 61.96, 9.35
Hunter Lab30.51, 56.01, 5.70

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 1% · Blue 29%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 99% · Yellow 57% · Key 33%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #AC024A on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #AC024A on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #AC024A

.text { color: #AC024A; }
.background { background-color: #AC024A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AC024A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 2, 74); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(335, 98%, 34%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AC024A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 2, 74, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AC024A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 2, 74, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AC024A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AC024A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AC024A

#9D0242#8D013C#7E0135#6F012F#600129#510122#42011C#320115#23000F#140009

Tints of #AC024A

#CA0255#E80262#FD1274#FD3085#FD4E97#FE6DA9#FE8BBB#FEAED0#FECDE1#FFEBF3

Tones of #AC024A

#A00E4B#931A4D#87264F#7B3251#6F3E53#634B55

Color harmonies

Complementary — #02AC65:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text7.34:1 AAA
Against black text2.86:1 Fails

Best text color on #AC024A: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AC024A

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #AC024A: ·

How #AC024A looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #626139Deuteranopia · #6C7934Tritanopia · #A42B28

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind rose 600 · #E11D48Tailwind red 600 · #DC2626Bootstrap danger · #DC3545

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AC024A rather than the exact color:

Palette 007dcc
#007DCC · #FFB900 · #D10056 · #B2054C
Tranquil Ruby Mosaic
#580867 · #B21E8E · #AB1248 · #570B07
Burning Ruby Solace
#B00F41 · #ED5529 · #F3D26D · #DBF698
Palette Fbf9fa
#FBF9FA · #FD0054 · #A80038 · #2B2024
Velvet Cinder
#AA1546 · #E94880 · #22E4A4 · #AAEFE5
Wild Ruby Horizon
#B11057 · #EB1B26 · #F29566 · #F8E4AF

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#B2054C#AB1248#B00F41#A80038#AA1546#B11057#B80D57#B3005E#AD1457#BD114A#AC1754#AF1740

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AC0249  ·  #AC024B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AC024A?

#AC024A is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 172, 2, 74). Its closest standard named color is FireBrick.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AC024A?

#AC024A is RGB 172, 2, 74 — HSL 335°, 98%, 34% — CMYK 0%, 99%, 57%, 33%.

What colors go with #AC024A?

Its complement is #02AC65; analogous partners are #AC029E and #AC1002. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AC024A for text?

White text on #AC024A has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.86:1.