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#AC261E

#ac261e ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ac261e 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 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 77.91% magenta, 82.56% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 3.38°, with 70.3% saturation and 39.61% 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 6.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 1.47.

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Relative luminance0.1025

Complementary

  1. #ac261e
  2. #1ea4ac

Split complementary

  1. #ac261e
  2. #1eac6d
  3. #1e5dac

Analogous

  1. #ac1e5d
  2. #ac261e
  3. #ac6d1e

Triadic

  1. #ac261e
  2. #1eac26
  3. #261eac

Tetradic

  1. #ac261e
  2. #a4ac1e
  3. #1ea4ac
  4. #261eac

Square

  1. #ac261e
  2. #5dac1e
  3. #1ea4ac
  4. #6d1eac

Monochromatic

  1. #2a0907
  2. #6b1813
  3. #ac261e
  4. #dd433a
  5. #e8817b

Shades

#ac261e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ac261e
  2. #9b221b
  3. #8a1e18
  4. #781b15
  5. #671712
  6. #56130f
  7. #450f0c
  8. #340b09
  9. #220806
  10. #110403
  11. #000000

Tints

#ac261e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ac261e
  2. #b43c35
  3. #bd514b
  4. #c56762
  5. #cd7d78
  6. #d6938f
  7. #dea8a5
  8. #e6bebc
  9. #eed4d2
  10. #f7e9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ac261e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ac261e
  2. #a82f28
  3. #a33832
  4. #9f413b
  5. #9a4a45
  6. #96534f
  7. #925c59
  8. #8d6563
  9. #896e6c
  10. #847776
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #834a49 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #50471b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #716517 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be0026 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f3d1c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c521a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b70123 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ac261e {
  color: #ac261e;
}
Background
.bg-ac261e {
  background-color: #ac261e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ac261e {
  border: 2px solid #ac261e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ac261e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 38 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 3 70% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ac261e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ac261e, #ac6d1e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ac261e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 38 30 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 1.47 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 1.72 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 3.52 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 3.52 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 4.02 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.06 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.37 #53d9e1 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#ac261e  rgb(172, 38, 30)  hsl(3, 70%, 40%)  Cornell Red
#1ea4ac  rgb(30, 164, 172)  hsl(183, 70%, 40%)  Cadet Blue
#1eac26  rgb(30, 172, 38)  hsl(123, 70%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#261eac  rgb(38, 30, 172)  hsl(243, 70%, 40%)  Zaffre