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#AC260E

#ac260e ≈ Rufous

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ac260e is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 14.9% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 77.91% magenta, 91.86% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 9.11°, with 84.95% saturation and 36.47% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rufous (#a81c07), ΔE 1.65.

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Relative luminance0.1019

Complementary

  1. #ac260e
  2. #0e94ac

Split complementary

  1. #ac260e
  2. #0eac75
  3. #0e45ac

Analogous

  1. #ac0e45
  2. #ac260e
  3. #ac750e

Triadic

  1. #ac260e
  2. #0eac26
  3. #260eac

Tetradic

  1. #ac260e
  2. #94ac0e
  3. #0e94ac
  4. #260eac

Square

  1. #ac260e
  2. #45ac0e
  3. #0e94ac
  4. #750eac

Monochromatic

  1. #1f0702
  2. #651608
  3. #ac260e
  4. #ec3a1a
  5. #f27761

Shades

#ac260e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ac260e
  2. #9b220d
  3. #8a1e0b
  4. #781b0a
  5. #671708
  6. #561307
  7. #450f06
  8. #340b04
  9. #220803
  10. #110401
  11. #000000

Tints

#ac260e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ac260e
  2. #b43c26
  3. #bd513e
  4. #c56756
  5. #cd7d6e
  6. #d69387
  7. #dea89f
  8. #e6beb7
  9. #eed4cf
  10. #f7e9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ac260e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ac260e
  2. #a82f19
  3. #a33825
  4. #9f4130
  5. #9a4a3c
  6. #965347
  7. #925c52
  8. #8d655e
  9. #896e69
  10. #847775
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #834a47 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #514707 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #726501 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be0023 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #803c0a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d5206 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7001c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ac260e {
  color: #ac260e;
}
Background
.bg-ac260e {
  background-color: #ac260e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ac260e {
  border: 2px solid #ac260e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ac260e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 38 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 85% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ac260e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ac260e, #ac750e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ac260e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 38 14 / 0.35);
}

#a81c07 Rufous ΔE 1.65 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.13 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.11 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.69 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.99 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 6.99 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 7.12 #53d9f1 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Rufous
#ac260e  rgb(172, 38, 14)  hsl(9, 85%, 36%)  Rufous
#0e94ac  rgb(14, 148, 172)  hsl(189, 85%, 36%)  Bondi Blue
#0eac26  rgb(14, 172, 38)  hsl(129, 85%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#260eac  rgb(38, 14, 172)  hsl(249, 85%, 36%)  Zaffre