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#AC1554 Color

#AC1554 is rgb(172, 21, 84) in RGB, hsl(335, 78%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 88%, 51%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Fuchsia (#A00955), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.5. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AC1554
HEX#AC1554
RGBrgb(172, 21, 84)
HSLhsl(335, 78%, 38%)
HSVhsv(335, 88%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 88%, 51%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(48.8% 0.185 3.8)
LABlab(38.29% 59.69 5.82)
LCHlch(38.29% 59.97 5.57)

What #AC1554 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 #AC1554, 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.

#AC1554 Channel Values

How #AC1554 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 848-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 335° · S 78% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 335° · S 88% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 88% · Y 51% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.02:1 vs white · 2.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AC1554 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 text7.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AC1554 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AC1554

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AC1554; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #AC1554

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AC1554.

How #AC1554 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#AC1554
Protanopia#4E4E53
Protanomaly#7F3F53
Deuteranopia#69694F
Deuteranomaly#895451
Tritanopia#AA2424
Tritanomaly#AB1F3D
Achromatopsia#595959

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AC1554 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ac1554: #AC1554;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AC1554;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ac1554': '#AC1554' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.082, blue: 0.329)
Android XML<color name="color_ac1554">#AC1554</color>
SVG fillfill="#AC1554"

More Pink Colors

#AC1554 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AC1554 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AC1554?

#AC1554 is a dark pink — rgb(172, 21, 84) in RGB and hsl(335, 78%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Fuchsia (#A00955), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.5.

What is the RGB value of #AC1554?

#AC1554 is rgb(172, 21, 84) — red 172, green 21, and blue 84 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AC1554?

#AC1554 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 88%, 51%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AC1554 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AC1554 scores 7.02:1 against white and 2.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AC1554 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AC1554 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 mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 23.25, which is visibly different.

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