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#AC2C2D

#ac2c2d ≈ Brown

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ac2c2d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 17.25% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 74.42% magenta, 73.84% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 359.53°, with 59.26% saturation and 42.35% 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 6.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brown (#a52a2a), ΔE 1.52.

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Web safe#993333
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Relative luminance0.1076

Complementary

  1. #ac2c2d
  2. #2cacab

Split complementary

  1. #ac2c2d
  2. #2cac6b
  3. #2c6dac

Analogous

  1. #ac2c6d
  2. #ac2c2d
  3. #ac6b2c

Triadic

  1. #ac2c2d
  2. #2dac2c
  3. #2c2dac

Tetradic

  1. #ac2c2d
  2. #acab2c
  3. #2cacab
  4. #2c2dac

Square

  1. #ac2c2d
  2. #6dac2c
  3. #2cacab
  4. #6b2cac

Monochromatic

  1. #320d0d
  2. #6f1c1d
  3. #ac2c2d
  4. #d35253
  5. #e28f8f

Shades

#ac2c2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ac2c2d
  2. #9b2829
  3. #8a2324
  4. #781f20
  5. #671a1b
  6. #561617
  7. #451212
  8. #340d0e
  9. #220909
  10. #110405
  11. #000000

Tints

#ac2c2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ac2c2d
  2. #b44142
  3. #bd5657
  4. #c56b6c
  5. #cd8081
  6. #d69696
  7. #deabab
  8. #e6c0c0
  9. #eed5d5
  10. #f7eaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ac2c2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ac2c2d
  2. #a83435
  3. #a33d3e
  4. #9f4546
  5. #9a4e4e
  6. #965657
  7. #925e5f
  8. #8d6767
  9. #896f6f
  10. #847878
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #844d4d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #524b2c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #726628 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd002e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #80402c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d552a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7142e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ac2c2d {
  color: #ac2c2d;
}
Background
.bg-ac2c2d {
  background-color: #ac2c2d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ac2c2d {
  border: 2px solid #ac2c2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ac2c2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 44 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 360 59% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ac2c2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ac2c2d, #ac6b2c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ac2c2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 44 45 / 0.35);
}

#a52a2a Brown ΔE 1.52 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 1.52 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.64 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 3.94 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.74 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.50 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 6.79 #53d3d2 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Brown
#ac2c2d  rgb(172, 44, 45)  hsl(360, 59%, 42%)  Brown
#2cacab  rgb(44, 172, 171)  hsl(180, 59%, 42%)  Verdigris
#2dac2c  rgb(45, 172, 44)  hsl(120, 59%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#2c2dac  rgb(44, 45, 172)  hsl(240, 59%, 42%)  Egyptian Blue