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#AC1545 Color

#AC1545 is rgb(172, 21, 69) in RGB, hsl(341, 78%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 88%, 60%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Amaranth Purple (#AB274F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.2. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AC1545
HEX#AC1545
RGBrgb(172, 21, 69)
HSLhsl(341, 78%, 38%)
HSVhsv(341, 88%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 88%, 60%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(48.3% 0.182 10.8)
LABlab(37.98% 58.94 15.06)
LCHlch(37.98% 60.83 14.33)

What #AC1545 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AC1545, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#AC1545 Channel Values

How #AC1545 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 172 · G 21 · B 698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 341° · S 78% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 341° · S 88% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 88% · Y 60% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.13:1 vs white · 2.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AC1545 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AC1545

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AC1545; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #AC1545

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AC1545.

How #AC1545 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AC1545
Protanopia#4E4E44
Protanomaly#7F3F44
Deuteranopia#69693E
Deuteranomaly#895441
Tritanopia#AB1F1F
Tritanomaly#AB1C32
Achromatopsia#585858

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AC1545 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ac1545: #AC1545;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AC1545;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ac1545': '#AC1545' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.082, blue: 0.271)
Android XML<color name="color_ac1545">#AC1545</color>
SVG fillfill="#AC1545"

More Pink Colors

#AC1545 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AC1545 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AC1545?

#AC1545 is a dark pink — rgb(172, 21, 69) in RGB and hsl(341, 78%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Amaranth Purple (#AB274F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.2.

What is the RGB value of #AC1545?

#AC1545 is rgb(172, 21, 69) — red 172, green 21, and blue 69 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AC1545?

#AC1545 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 88%, 60%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AC1545 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AC1545 scores 7.13:1 against white and 2.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AC1545 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AC1545 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is brown (#A52A2A) at a CIE76 distance of 18.83, which is visibly different.

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