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#AC331C

#ac331c ≈ Rufous

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ac331c is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 20% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 70.35% magenta, 83.72% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 9.58°, with 72% saturation and 39.22% 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 6.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rufous (#a81c07), ΔE 3.74.

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Relative luminance0.1122

Complementary

  1. #ac331c
  2. #1c95ac

Split complementary

  1. #ac331c
  2. #1cac7b
  3. #1c4dac

Analogous

  1. #ac1c4d
  2. #ac331c
  3. #ac7b1c

Triadic

  1. #ac331c
  2. #1cac33
  3. #331cac

Tetradic

  1. #ac331c
  2. #95ac1c
  3. #1c95ac
  4. #331cac

Square

  1. #ac331c
  2. #4dac1c
  3. #1c95ac
  4. #7b1cac

Monochromatic

  1. #280c07
  2. #6a1f11
  3. #ac331c
  4. #de5136
  5. #e98a78

Shades

#ac331c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ac331c
  2. #9b2e19
  3. #8a2916
  4. #782414
  5. #671f11
  6. #561a0e
  7. #45140b
  8. #340f08
  9. #220a06
  10. #110503
  11. #000000

Tints

#ac331c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ac331c
  2. #b44733
  3. #bd5c49
  4. #c57060
  5. #cd8577
  6. #d6998e
  7. #deada4
  8. #e6c2bb
  9. #eed6d2
  10. #f7ebe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ac331c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ac331c
  2. #a83b26
  3. #a34230
  4. #9f4a3a
  5. #9a5244
  6. #965a4e
  7. #926158
  8. #8d6962
  9. #89716c
  10. #847876
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #84504c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #574d18 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #756816 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be012f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #82441a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e5718 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b71f28 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ac331c {
  color: #ac331c;
}
Background
.bg-ac331c {
  background-color: #ac331c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ac331c {
  border: 2px solid #ac331c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ac331c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 51 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 10 72% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ac331c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ac331c, #ac7b1c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ac331c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 51 28 / 0.35);
}

#a81c07 Rufous ΔE 3.74 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.15 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.59 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.64 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.22 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 6.22 #b7410e Rust ΔE 6.53 #53cce3 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Rufous
#ac331c  rgb(172, 51, 28)  hsl(10, 72%, 39%)  Rufous
#1c95ac  rgb(28, 149, 172)  hsl(190, 72%, 39%)  Bondi Blue
#1cac33  rgb(28, 172, 51)  hsl(130, 72%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#331cac  rgb(51, 28, 172)  hsl(250, 72%, 39%)  Zaffre