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#AC2E2F

#ac2e2f ≈ Brown

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ac2e2f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 18.04% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 73.26% magenta, 72.67% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 359.52°, with 57.8% saturation and 42.75% 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 6.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brown (#a52a2a), ΔE 1.76.

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Web safe#993333
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Relative luminance0.1093

Complementary

  1. #ac2e2f
  2. #2eacab

Split complementary

  1. #ac2e2f
  2. #2eac6c
  3. #2e6eac

Analogous

  1. #ac2e6e
  2. #ac2e2f
  3. #ac6c2e

Triadic

  1. #ac2e2f
  2. #2fac2e
  3. #2e2fac

Tetradic

  1. #ac2e2f
  2. #acab2e
  3. #2eacab
  4. #2e2fac

Square

  1. #ac2e2f
  2. #6eac2e
  3. #2eacab
  4. #6c2eac

Monochromatic

  1. #330e0e
  2. #701e1f
  3. #ac2e2f
  4. #d25556
  5. #e29192

Shades

#ac2e2f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ac2e2f
  2. #9b292a
  3. #8a2526
  4. #782021
  5. #671c1c
  6. #561718
  7. #451213
  8. #340e0e
  9. #220909
  10. #110505
  11. #000000

Tints

#ac2e2f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ac2e2f
  2. #b44344
  3. #bd5859
  4. #c56d6d
  5. #cd8282
  6. #d69797
  7. #deabac
  8. #e6c0c1
  9. #eed5d5
  10. #f7eaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ac2e2f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ac2e2f
  2. #a83637
  3. #a33e3f
  4. #9f4747
  5. #9a4f4f
  6. #965758
  7. #925f60
  8. #8d6768
  9. #897070
  10. #847878
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #844e4e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #534c2e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #72672b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd0030 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #80422e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d562c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b71830 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ac2e2f {
  color: #ac2e2f;
}
Background
.bg-ac2e2f {
  background-color: #ac2e2f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ac2e2f {
  border: 2px solid #ac2e2f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ac2e2f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 46 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 360 58% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ac2e2f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ac2e2f, #ac6c2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ac2e2f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 46 47 / 0.35);
}

#a52a2a Brown ΔE 1.76 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 1.76 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 3.01 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.33 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.52 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.53 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 6.69 #53d1d0 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Brown
#ac2e2f  rgb(172, 46, 47)  hsl(360, 58%, 43%)  Brown
#2eacab  rgb(46, 172, 171)  hsl(180, 58%, 43%)  Verdigris
#2fac2e  rgb(47, 172, 46)  hsl(120, 58%, 43%)  Kelly Green
#2e2fac  rgb(46, 47, 172)  hsl(240, 58%, 43%)  Egyptian Blue