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#AC024D — Vivid Pink

#AC024D is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Brown (#A52A2A). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: brown (#A52A2A) — not an exact match. CSS brown gives you #A52A2A, a different color; use #AC024D 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.

#AC024D 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 #02AC62; it also sits naturally between #AC02A0 and #AC0D02. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#AC024D · RGB 172, 2, 77

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Color values

HEX#AC024D
RGB172, 2, 77
HSL334°, 98%, 34%
HSV334°, 99%, 67%
CMYK0%, 99%, 55%, 33%
XYZ18.37, 9.35, 7.86
Yxy9.35, 0.5164, 0.2628
CIE-Lab36.65, 62.17, 7.51
Hunter Lab30.58, 56.27, 4.68

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 1% · Blue 30%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 99% · Yellow 55% · Key 33%

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

Previews

Sample text in #AC024D on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #AC024D on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #AC024D

.text { color: #AC024D; }
.background { background-color: #AC024D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AC024D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 2, 77); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(334, 98%, 34%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AC024D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 2, 77, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AC024D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 2, 77, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AC024D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AC024D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AC024D

#9D0245#8D013E#7E0137#6F0131#60012A#510123#42011D#320116#230010#140009

Tints of #AC024D

#CA0259#E80266#FD1277#FD3089#FD4E9A#FE6DAB#FE8BBD#FEAED1#FECDE2#FFEBF3

Tones of #AC024D

#A00E4D#931A4F#872650#7B3252#6F3E53#634B55

Color harmonies

Complementary — #02AC62:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text7.32:1 AAA
Against black text2.87:1 Fails

Best text color on #AC024D: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AC024D

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 #AC024D: ·

How #AC024D looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #62613BDeuteranopia · #6C7937Tritanopia · #A42D29

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 · #E11D48Bootstrap danger · #DC3545Material Pink 500 · #E91E63

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AC024D rather than the exact color:

Palette 007dcc
#007DCC · #FFB900 · #D10056 · #B2054C
Tranquil Ruby Mosaic
#580867 · #B21E8E · #AB1248 · #570B07
Wild Ruby Horizon
#B11057 · #EB1B26 · #F29566 · #F8E4AF
Burning Ruby Solace
#B00F41 · #ED5529 · #F3D26D · #DBF698
Palette 060047
#060047 · #B3005E · #E90064 · #FF5F9E
Palette 700961
#700961 · #B80D57 · #E03E36 · #FF7C38

Similar colors

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

#B2054C#AB1248#B11057#B00F41#B3005E#B80D57#AA1546#AD1457#A80038#AC1754#BD114A#A20F5D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AC024C  ·  #AC024E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AC024D?

#AC024D is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 172, 2, 77). Its closest standard named color is Brown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AC024D?

#AC024D is RGB 172, 2, 77 — HSL 334°, 98%, 34% — CMYK 0%, 99%, 55%, 33%.

What colors go with #AC024D?

Its complement is #02AC62; analogous partners are #AC02A0 and #AC0D02. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AC024D for text?

White text on #AC024D has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.87:1.