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#AC1978

#ac1978 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ac1978 is a color from the rose family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 9.8% green and 47.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 85.47% magenta, 30.23% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 321.22°, with 74.62% saturation and 38.63% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. 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 6.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.42.

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Relative luminance0.1082

Complementary

  1. #ac1978
  2. #19ac4d

Split complementary

  1. #ac1978
  2. #2fac19
  3. #19ac96

Analogous

  1. #9619ac
  2. #ac1978
  3. #ac192f

Triadic

  1. #ac1978
  2. #78ac19
  3. #1978ac

Tetradic

  1. #ac1978
  2. #ac4d19
  3. #19ac4d
  4. #1978ac

Square

  1. #ac1978
  2. #ac9619
  3. #19ac4d
  4. #192fac

Monochromatic

  1. #26061b
  2. #690f49
  3. #ac1978
  4. #e131a3
  5. #eb73c0

Shades

#ac1978 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ac1978
  2. #9b176c
  3. #8a1460
  4. #781254
  5. #670f48
  6. #560d3c
  7. #450a30
  8. #340824
  9. #220518
  10. #11030c
  11. #000000

Tints

#ac1978 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ac1978
  2. #b43086
  3. #bd4793
  4. #c55ea1
  5. #cd75ae
  6. #d68cbc
  7. #dea3c9
  8. #e6bad7
  9. #eed1e4
  10. #f7e8f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ac1978 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ac1978
  2. #a82379
  3. #a32e7a
  4. #9f387a
  5. #9a427b
  6. #964d7c
  7. #92577d
  8. #8d617e
  9. #896b7e
  10. #84767f
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #844a69 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #344d7a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #606575 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b90e49 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #773e79 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #855176 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4135f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ac1978 {
  color: #ac1978;
}
Background
.bg-ac1978 {
  background-color: #ac1978;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ac1978 {
  border: 2px solid #ac1978;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ac1978;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 25 120;
  --color-primary-hsl: 321 75% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ac1978 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ac1978, #ac192f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ac1978 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 25 120 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.42 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 5.52 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 7.81 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.55 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 10.02 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 10.40 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.46 #53e687 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ac1978  rgb(172, 25, 120)  hsl(321, 75%, 39%)  Medium Violet Red
#19ac4d  rgb(25, 172, 77)  hsl(141, 75%, 39%)  Medium Sea Green
#78ac19  rgb(120, 172, 25)  hsl(81, 75%, 39%)  Apple Green
#1978ac  rgb(25, 120, 172)  hsl(201, 75%, 39%)  Cerulean