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#AC4E5D

#ac4e5d ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ac4e5d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 30.59% green and 36.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 54.65% magenta, 45.93% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 350.43°, with 37.6% saturation and 49.02% 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 5.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 6.74.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1501

Complementary

  1. #ac4e5d
  2. #4eac9d

Split complementary

  1. #ac4e5d
  2. #4eac6e
  3. #4e8cac

Analogous

  1. #ac4e8c
  2. #ac4e5d
  3. #ac6e4e

Triadic

  1. #ac4e5d
  2. #5dac4e
  3. #4e5dac

Tetradic

  1. #ac4e5d
  2. #ac9d4e
  3. #4eac9d
  4. #4e5dac

Square

  1. #ac4e5d
  2. #8cac4e
  3. #4eac9d
  4. #6e4eac

Monochromatic

  1. #431e24
  2. #773641
  3. #ac4e5d
  4. #c6818c
  5. #deb5bc

Shades

#ac4e5d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ac4e5d
  2. #9b4654
  3. #8a3e4a
  4. #783741
  5. #672f38
  6. #56272f
  7. #451f25
  8. #34171c
  9. #221013
  10. #110809
  11. #000000

Tints

#ac4e5d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ac4e5d
  2. #b4606d
  3. #bd717d
  4. #c5838e
  5. #cd959e
  6. #d6a7ae
  7. #deb8be
  8. #e6cace
  9. #eedcdf
  10. #f7edef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ac4e5d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ac4e5d
  2. #a85361
  3. #a35864
  4. #9f5d68
  5. #9a626b
  6. #96676f
  7. #926c72
  8. #8d7176
  9. #897679
  10. #847b7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a6166 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #61605d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #79735b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba4254 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #865a5d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #90665c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b54758 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ac4e5d {
  color: #ac4e5d;
}
Background
.bg-ac4e5d {
  background-color: #ac4e5d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ac4e5d {
  border: 2px solid #ac4e5d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ac4e5d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 78 93;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 38% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ac4e5d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ac4e5d, #ac6e4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ac4e5d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 78 93 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.74 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 7.96 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 8.84 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 8.93 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 8.94 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 9.27 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 9.80 #53b1a2 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Brick Red
#ac4e5d  rgb(172, 78, 93)  hsl(350, 38%, 49%)  Brick Red
#4eac9d  rgb(78, 172, 157)  hsl(170, 38%, 49%)  Light Sea Green
#5dac4e  rgb(93, 172, 78)  hsl(110, 38%, 49%)  Mantis
#4e5dac  rgb(78, 93, 172)  hsl(230, 38%, 49%)  Sapphire