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#AC445A

#ac445a ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ac445a 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 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 60.47% magenta, 47.67% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 347.31°, 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 5.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 7.34.

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Relative luminance0.1364

Complementary

  1. #ac445a
  2. #44ac96

Split complementary

  1. #ac445a
  2. #44ac62
  3. #448eac

Analogous

  1. #ac448e
  2. #ac445a
  3. #ac6244

Triadic

  1. #ac445a
  2. #5aac44
  3. #445aac

Tetradic

  1. #ac445a
  2. #ac9644
  3. #44ac96
  4. #445aac

Square

  1. #ac445a
  2. #8eac44
  3. #44ac96
  4. #6244ac

Monochromatic

  1. #3e1921
  2. #752e3d
  3. #ac445a
  4. #c87486
  5. #deabb6

Shades

#ac445a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ac445a
  2. #9b3d51
  3. #8a3648
  4. #78303f
  5. #672936
  6. #56222d
  7. #451b24
  8. #34141b
  9. #220e12
  10. #110709
  11. #000000

Tints

#ac445a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ac445a
  2. #b4576b
  3. #bd697b
  4. #c57c8c
  5. #cd8f9c
  6. #d6a2ad
  7. #deb4bd
  8. #e6c7ce
  9. #eedade
  10. #f7ecef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ac445a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ac445a
  2. #a84a5e
  3. #a35062
  4. #9f5665
  5. #9a5c69
  6. #96626d
  7. #926871
  8. #8d6e75
  9. #897478
  10. #847a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #885b62 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a5a5a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #756f58 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb364c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #83525a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e6159 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b53c52 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ac445a {
  color: #ac445a;
}
Background
.bg-ac445a {
  background-color: #ac445a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ac445a {
  border: 2px solid #ac445a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ac445a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 68 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 43% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ac445a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ac445a, #ac6244);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ac445a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 68 90 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.34 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 8.24 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 8.58 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.03 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 9.16 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 9.21 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 9.42 #53bba5 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#ac445a  rgb(172, 68, 90)  hsl(347, 43%, 47%)  Brick Red
#44ac96  rgb(68, 172, 150)  hsl(167, 43%, 47%)  Persian Green
#5aac44  rgb(90, 172, 68)  hsl(107, 43%, 47%)  Kelly Green
#445aac  rgb(68, 90, 172)  hsl(227, 43%, 47%)  Sapphire