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#AC024F — Vivid Pink

#AC024F is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: crimson (#DC143C) — not an exact match. CSS crimson gives you #DC143C, a different color; use #AC024F 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.

#AC024F 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.

#AC024F · RGB 172, 2, 79

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Color values

HEX#AC024F
RGB172, 2, 79
HSL333°, 98%, 34%
HSV333°, 99%, 67%
CMYK0%, 99%, 54%, 33%
XYZ18.45, 9.38, 8.24
Yxy9.38, 0.5115, 0.2601
CIE-Lab36.70, 62.32, 6.29
Hunter Lab30.62, 56.44, 3.97

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 1% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 99% · Yellow 54% · Key 33%

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

Previews

Sample text in #AC024F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #AC024F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #AC024F

.text { color: #AC024F; }
.background { background-color: #AC024F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AC024F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 2, 79); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(333, 98%, 34%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AC024F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 2, 79, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AC024F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 2, 79, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AC024F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AC024F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AC024F

#9D0247#8D0140#7E013A#6F0133#60012C#510125#42011E#320117#230010#140009

Tints of #AC024F

#CA025C#E8026A#FD127B#FD308C#FD4E9D#FE6DAE#FE8BBF#FEAED2#FECDE3#FFEBF4

Tones of #AC024F

#A00E4F#931A51#872652#7B3253#6F3E54#634B55

Color harmonies

Complementary — #02AC5F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text7.30:1 AAA
Against black text2.88:1 Fails

Best text color on #AC024F: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AC024F

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 #AC024F: ·

How #AC024F looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #62613CDeuteranopia · #6C7938Tritanopia · #A42E2A

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 · #E11D48Material Pink 500 · #E91E63Bootstrap danger · #DC3545

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AC024F rather than the exact color:

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

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AC024E  ·  #AC0250 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AC024F?

#AC024F is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 172, 2, 79). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AC024F?

#AC024F is RGB 172, 2, 79 — HSL 333°, 98%, 34% — CMYK 0%, 99%, 54%, 33%.

What colors go with #AC024F?

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

Can I use #AC024F for text?

White text on #AC024F has a contrast ratio of 7.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.88:1.