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#AC0C19 — Vivid Red

#AC0C19 is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color FireBrick (#B22222). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: firebrick (#B22222) — not an exact match. CSS firebrick gives you #B22222, a different color; use #AC0C19 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.

#AC0C19 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. 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 #0CAC9E; it also sits naturally between #AC0C69 and #AC4E0C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#AC0C19 · RGB 172, 12, 25

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Color values

HEX#AC0C19
RGB172, 12, 25
HSL355°, 87%, 36%
HSV355°, 93%, 67%
CMYK0%, 93%, 85%, 33%
XYZ17.32, 9.10, 1.76
Yxy9.10, 0.6145, 0.3230
CIE-Lab36.18, 58.54, 39.36
Hunter Lab30.17, 52.09, 16.63

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 5% · Blue 10%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 93% · Yellow 85% · Key 33%

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

Previews

Sample text in #AC0C19 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #AC0C19 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #AC0C19

.text { color: #AC0C19; }
.background { background-color: #AC0C19; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AC0C19; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 12, 25); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(355, 87%, 36%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AC0C19; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 12, 25, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AC0C19; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 12, 25, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AC0C19">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AC0C19">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AC0C19

#9D0B17#8F0A15#7C0912#6E0810#5F070E#51060C#43050A#300307#210205#130103

Tints of #AC0C19

#C80E1D#E51022#F02435#F2404F#F45D69#F67984#F8969E#FAB3B9#FCCFD3#FEECED

Tones of #AC0C19

#A11722#95232C#8A2E36#7E3A3F#734549#675153

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0CAC9E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text7.44:1 AAA
Against black text2.82:1 Fails

Best text color on #AC0C19: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AC0C19

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 #AC0C19: ·

How #AC0C19 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #676516Deuteranopia · #707C15Tritanopia · #A41313

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 red 600 · #DC2626Tailwind rose 600 · #E11D48Bootstrap danger · #DC3545

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AC0C19 rather than the exact color:

Palette 2b2a4c
#2B2A4C · #B31312 · #EA906C · #EEE2DE
Electric Ruby Harbor
#AD150F · #D65139 · #DF845C · #E7B18A
Dreamy Bloom
#3A1A95 · #B81FDA · #D7158D · #B3161F
Modern Ruby Mirage
#DF4AD4 · #C1206D · #9E1114 · #DA7B33
Lucky Ruby Tempest
#47070E · #9C0D15 · #E72950 · #E7BEC5
Tranquil Ember
#B20FA7 · #B9197D · #41081B · #BB1316

Similar colors

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

#B31312#AD150F#B3161F#9E1114#9C0D15#BB1316#B8001F#BA130E#B11E1E#A31D1D#AD1F14#A41E1F

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AC0C18  ·  #AC0C1A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AC0C19?

#AC0C19 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 172, 12, 25). Its closest standard named color is FireBrick.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AC0C19?

#AC0C19 is RGB 172, 12, 25 — HSL 355°, 87%, 36% — CMYK 0%, 93%, 85%, 33%.

What colors go with #AC0C19?

Its complement is #0CAC9E; analogous partners are #AC0C69 and #AC4E0C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AC0C19 for text?

White text on #AC0C19 has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.82:1.