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#AC223B

#ac223b ≈ Vivid Burgundy

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ac223b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 13.33% green and 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.23% magenta, 65.7% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 349.13°, with 66.99% saturation and 40.39% 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 6.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Burgundy (#9f1d35), ΔE 2.83.

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Relative luminance0.1023

Complementary

  1. #ac223b
  2. #22ac93

Split complementary

  1. #ac223b
  2. #22ac4e
  3. #2280ac

Analogous

  1. #ac2280
  2. #ac223b
  3. #ac4e22

Triadic

  1. #ac223b
  2. #3bac22
  3. #223bac

Tetradic

  1. #ac223b
  2. #ac9322
  3. #22ac93
  4. #223bac

Square

  1. #ac223b
  2. #80ac22
  3. #22ac93
  4. #4e22ac

Monochromatic

  1. #2c090f
  2. #6c1525
  3. #ac223b
  4. #d9415d
  5. #e68193

Shades

#ac223b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ac223b
  2. #9b1f35
  3. #8a1b2f
  4. #781829
  5. #671423
  6. #56111e
  7. #450e18
  8. #340a12
  9. #22070c
  10. #110306
  11. #000000

Tints

#ac223b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ac223b
  2. #b4384f
  3. #bd4e62
  4. #c56476
  5. #cd7a89
  6. #d6919d
  7. #dea7b1
  8. #e6bdc4
  9. #eed3d8
  10. #f7e9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ac223b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ac223b
  2. #a82b42
  3. #a33549
  4. #9f3e50
  5. #9a4857
  6. #96515e
  7. #925a64
  8. #8d646b
  9. #896d72
  10. #847779
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #834a4f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b483b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e6437 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd002d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e3c3b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b5239 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b60033 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ac223b {
  color: #ac223b;
}
Background
.bg-ac223b {
  background-color: #ac223b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ac223b {
  border: 2px solid #ac223b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ac223b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 34 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 67% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ac223b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ac223b, #ac4e22);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ac223b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 34 59 / 0.35);
}

#9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 2.83 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.10 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.19 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 6.19 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 8.22 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 8.23 #960018 Carmine ΔE 8.78 #53ddc4 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Vivid Burgundy
#ac223b  rgb(172, 34, 59)  hsl(349, 67%, 40%)  Vivid Burgundy
#22ac93  rgb(34, 172, 147)  hsl(169, 67%, 40%)  Persian Green
#3bac22  rgb(59, 172, 34)  hsl(109, 67%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#223bac  rgb(34, 59, 172)  hsl(229, 67%, 40%)  Persian Blue