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#AC1C19

#ac1c19 ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ac1c19 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 10.98% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.72% magenta, 85.47% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 1.22°, with 74.62% saturation and 38.63% 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 7.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 1.37.

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Relative luminance0.0967

Complementary

  1. #ac1c19
  2. #19a9ac

Split complementary

  1. #ac1c19
  2. #19ac65
  3. #1960ac

Analogous

  1. #ac1960
  2. #ac1c19
  3. #ac6519

Triadic

  1. #ac1c19
  2. #19ac1c
  3. #1c19ac

Tetradic

  1. #ac1c19
  2. #a9ac19
  3. #19a9ac
  4. #1c19ac

Square

  1. #ac1c19
  2. #60ac19
  3. #19a9ac
  4. #6519ac

Monochromatic

  1. #260606
  2. #69110f
  3. #ac1c19
  4. #e13431
  5. #eb7673

Shades

#ac1c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ac1c19
  2. #9b1917
  3. #8a1614
  4. #781412
  5. #67110f
  6. #560e0d
  7. #450b0a
  8. #340808
  9. #220605
  10. #110303
  11. #000000

Tints

#ac1c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ac1c19
  2. #b43330
  3. #bd4947
  4. #c5605e
  5. #cd7775
  6. #d68e8c
  7. #dea4a3
  8. #e6bbba
  9. #eed2d1
  10. #f7e8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ac1c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ac1c19
  2. #a82623
  3. #a3302e
  4. #9f3a38
  5. #9a4442
  6. #964e4d
  7. #925857
  8. #8d6261
  9. #896c6b
  10. #847676
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #824746 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c4416 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f6310 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be001e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e3817 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c4f14 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7001c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ac1c19 {
  color: #ac1c19;
}
Background
.bg-ac1c19 {
  background-color: #ac1c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ac1c19 {
  border: 2px solid #ac1c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ac1c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 28 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 1 75% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ac1c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ac1c19, #ac6519);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ac1c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 28 25 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 1.37 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.13 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 3.66 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 3.88 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 3.88 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.18 #92000a Sangria ΔE 6.10 #53e3e6 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#ac1c19  rgb(172, 28, 25)  hsl(1, 75%, 39%)  Cornell Red
#19a9ac  rgb(25, 169, 172)  hsl(181, 75%, 39%)  Verdigris
#19ac1c  rgb(25, 172, 28)  hsl(121, 75%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#1c19ac  rgb(28, 25, 172)  hsl(241, 75%, 39%)  Zaffre