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#AC142F

#ac142f ≈ Vivid Burgundy

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ac142f is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 7.84% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 88.37% magenta, 72.67% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 349.34°, with 79.17% saturation and 37.65% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vivid Burgundy (#9f1d35), ΔE 3.4.

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Relative luminance0.0948

Complementary

  1. #ac142f
  2. #14ac91

Split complementary

  1. #ac142f
  2. #14ac45
  3. #147bac

Analogous

  1. #ac147b
  2. #ac142f
  3. #ac4514

Triadic

  1. #ac142f
  2. #2fac14
  3. #142fac

Tetradic

  1. #ac142f
  2. #ac9114
  3. #14ac91
  4. #142fac

Square

  1. #ac142f
  2. #7bac14
  3. #14ac91
  4. #4514ac

Monochromatic

  1. #23040a
  2. #670c1c
  3. #ac142f
  4. #e62749
  5. #ee6b82

Shades

#ac142f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ac142f
  2. #9b122a
  3. #8a1026
  4. #780e21
  5. #670c1c
  6. #560a18
  7. #450813
  8. #34060e
  9. #220409
  10. #110205
  11. #000000

Tints

#ac142f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ac142f
  2. #b42c44
  3. #bd4359
  4. #c55b6d
  5. #cd7282
  6. #d68a97
  7. #dea1ac
  8. #e6b9c1
  9. #eed0d5
  10. #f7e8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ac142f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ac142f
  2. #a81f37
  3. #a32a3f
  4. #9f3447
  5. #9a3f4f
  6. #964a58
  7. #925560
  8. #8d6068
  9. #896a70
  10. #847578
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #82454a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #48432f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c622a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be0021 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d352f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a4e2c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b70027 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ac142f {
  color: #ac142f;
}
Background
.bg-ac142f {
  background-color: #ac142f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ac142f {
  border: 2px solid #ac142f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ac142f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 20 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 79% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ac142f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ac142f, #ac4514);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ac142f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 20 47 / 0.35);
}

#9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 3.40 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.26 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.26 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.29 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.03 #960018 Carmine ΔE 6.33 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 7.06 #53ebd0 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Vivid Burgundy
#ac142f  rgb(172, 20, 47)  hsl(349, 79%, 38%)  Vivid Burgundy
#14ac91  rgb(20, 172, 145)  hsl(169, 79%, 38%)  Jungle Green
#2fac14  rgb(47, 172, 20)  hsl(109, 79%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#142fac  rgb(20, 47, 172)  hsl(229, 79%, 38%)  Egyptian Blue