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#AC445C

#ac445c ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ac445c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 26.67% green and 36.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 60.47% magenta, 46.51% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 346.15°, with 43.33% saturation and 47.06% 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 5.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 7.74.

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Relative luminance0.1368

Complementary

  1. #ac445c
  2. #44ac94

Split complementary

  1. #ac445c
  2. #44ac60
  3. #4490ac

Analogous

  1. #ac4490
  2. #ac445c
  3. #ac6044

Triadic

  1. #ac445c
  2. #5cac44
  3. #445cac

Tetradic

  1. #ac445c
  2. #ac9444
  3. #44ac94
  4. #445cac

Square

  1. #ac445c
  2. #90ac44
  3. #44ac94
  4. #6044ac

Monochromatic

  1. #3e1921
  2. #752e3f
  3. #ac445c
  4. #c87488
  5. #deabb7

Shades

#ac445c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ac445c
  2. #9b3d53
  3. #8a364a
  4. #783040
  5. #672937
  6. #56222e
  7. #451b25
  8. #34141c
  9. #220e12
  10. #110709
  11. #000000

Tints

#ac445c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ac445c
  2. #b4576c
  3. #bd697d
  4. #c57c8d
  5. #cd8f9d
  6. #d6a2ae
  7. #deb4be
  8. #e6c7ce
  9. #eedade
  10. #f7ecef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ac445c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ac445c
  2. #a84a60
  3. #a35063
  4. #9f5667
  5. #9a5c6a
  6. #96626e
  7. #926872
  8. #8d6e75
  9. #897479
  10. #847a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #885b63 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a5a5c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #756f5a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb364d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #83525c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e615b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b53c53 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ac445c {
  color: #ac445c;
}
Background
.bg-ac445c {
  background-color: #ac445c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ac445c {
  border: 2px solid #ac445c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ac445c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 68 92;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 43% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ac445c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ac445c, #ac6044);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ac445c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 68 92 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.74 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 8.31 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 8.54 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 8.56 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 9.17 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 9.19 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 9.71 #53bba3 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#ac445c  rgb(172, 68, 92)  hsl(346, 43%, 47%)  Brick Red
#44ac94  rgb(68, 172, 148)  hsl(166, 43%, 47%)  Jungle Green
#5cac44  rgb(92, 172, 68)  hsl(106, 43%, 47%)  Kelly Green
#445cac  rgb(68, 92, 172)  hsl(226, 43%, 47%)  Sapphire