Palettes / Colors / #AC2F4E
#AC2F4E — Red
#AC2F4E is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color Brown (#A52A2A). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: brown (#A52A2A) — not an exact match. CSS brown gives you #A52A2A, a different color; use #AC2F4E 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.
#AC2F4E is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.
Its strongest partner is its complement #2FAC8D; it also sits naturally between #AC2F8D and #AC4E2F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AC2F4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | 172, 47, 78 |
| HSL | 345°, 57%, 43% |
| HSV | 345°, 73%, 67% |
| CMYK | 0%, 73%, 55%, 33% |
| XYZ | 19.40, 11.35, 8.38 |
| Yxy | 11.35, 0.4958, 0.2901 |
| CIE-Lab | 40.17, 52.30, 11.78 |
| Hunter Lab | 33.70, 46.36, 7.28 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 67% · Green 18% · Blue 31%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 73% · Yellow 55% · Key 33%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AC2F4E
.text { color: #AC2F4E; }
.background { background-color: #AC2F4E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AC2F4E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 47, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(345, 57%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AC2F4E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 47, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AC2F4E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 47, 78, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AC2F4E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AC2F4E">Div content here</div>
Shades of #AC2F4E
Tints of #AC2F4E
Tones of #AC2F4E
Color harmonies
Complementary — #2FAC8D:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 6.42:1 AA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 3.27:1 AA large only |
Best text color on #AC2F4E: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AC2F4E
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #AC2F4E: ·
How #AC2F4E 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 #AC2F4E rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #AC2F4E?
#AC2F4E is Red, a red color (RGB 172, 47, 78). Its closest standard named color is Brown.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AC2F4E?
#AC2F4E is RGB 172, 47, 78 — HSL 345°, 57%, 43% — CMYK 0%, 73%, 55%, 33%.
What colors go with #AC2F4E?
Its complement is #2FAC8D; analogous partners are #AC2F8D and #AC4E2F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AC2F4E for text?
White text on #AC2F4E has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.27:1.