Palettes / Colors / #AC024E

#AC024E — Vivid Pink

#AC024E 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 #AC024E 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.

#AC024E 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 #02AC5F; it also sits naturally between #AC02A3 and #AC0A02. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 1% · Blue 31%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #AC024E

.text { color: #AC024E; }
.background { background-color: #AC024E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AC024E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 2, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(333, 98%, 34%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AC024E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 2, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AC024E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 2, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AC024E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AC024E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #02AC5F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AC024E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AC024E

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:

How #AC024E looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AC024E rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AC024D  ·  #AC024F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AC024E?

#AC024E is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 172, 2, 78). Its closest standard named color is Brown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AC024E?

#AC024E is RGB 172, 2, 78 — HSL 333°, 98%, 34% — CMYK 0%, 99%, 55%, 33%.

What colors go with #AC024E?

Its complement is #02AC5F; analogous partners are #AC02A3 and #AC0A02. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AC024E for text?

White text on #AC024E has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.87:1.