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#AC2D2E

#ac2d2e ≈ Brown

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ac2d2e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 17.65% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 73.84% magenta, 73.26% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 359.53°, with 58.53% saturation and 42.55% 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 6.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brown (#a52a2a), ΔE 1.63.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#993333
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Relative luminance0.1084

Complementary

  1. #ac2d2e
  2. #2dacab

Split complementary

  1. #ac2d2e
  2. #2dac6c
  3. #2d6dac

Analogous

  1. #ac2d6d
  2. #ac2d2e
  3. #ac6c2d

Triadic

  1. #ac2d2e
  2. #2eac2d
  3. #2d2eac

Tetradic

  1. #ac2d2e
  2. #acab2d
  3. #2dacab
  4. #2d2eac

Square

  1. #ac2d2e
  2. #6dac2d
  3. #2dacab
  4. #6c2dac

Monochromatic

  1. #330d0e
  2. #6f1d1e
  3. #ac2d2e
  4. #d25354
  5. #e29091

Shades

#ac2d2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ac2d2e
  2. #9b2929
  3. #8a2425
  4. #782020
  5. #671b1c
  6. #561717
  7. #451212
  8. #340e0e
  9. #220909
  10. #110505
  11. #000000

Tints

#ac2d2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ac2d2e
  2. #b44243
  3. #bd5758
  4. #c56c6d
  5. #cd8182
  6. #d69697
  7. #deabab
  8. #e6c0c0
  9. #eed5d5
  10. #f7eaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ac2d2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ac2d2e
  2. #a83536
  3. #a33e3e
  4. #9f4647
  5. #9a4e4f
  6. #965757
  7. #925f5f
  8. #8d6767
  9. #896f70
  10. #847878
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #844e4e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #524b2d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #72672a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd002f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #80412d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d552b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7162f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ac2d2e {
  color: #ac2d2e;
}
Background
.bg-ac2d2e {
  background-color: #ac2d2e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ac2d2e {
  border: 2px solid #ac2d2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ac2d2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 45 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 360 59% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ac2d2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ac2d2e, #ac6c2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ac2d2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 45 46 / 0.35);
}

#a52a2a Brown ΔE 1.63 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 1.63 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.82 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.13 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.63 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.51 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 6.74 #53d2d1 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Brown
#ac2d2e  rgb(172, 45, 46)  hsl(360, 59%, 43%)  Brown
#2dacab  rgb(45, 172, 171)  hsl(180, 59%, 43%)  Verdigris
#2eac2d  rgb(46, 172, 45)  hsl(120, 59%, 43%)  Kelly Green
#2d2eac  rgb(45, 46, 172)  hsl(240, 59%, 43%)  Egyptian Blue