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#AC495C

#ac495c ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ac495c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 28.63% green and 36.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 57.56% magenta, 46.51% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 348.48°, with 40.41% saturation and 48.04% 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 5.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 7.04.

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Web safe#993366
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Relative luminance0.1431

Complementary

  1. #ac495c
  2. #49ac99

Split complementary

  1. #ac495c
  2. #49ac67
  3. #498eac

Analogous

  1. #ac498e
  2. #ac495c
  3. #ac6749

Triadic

  1. #ac495c
  2. #5cac49
  3. #495cac

Tetradic

  1. #ac495c
  2. #ac9949
  3. #49ac99
  4. #495cac

Square

  1. #ac495c
  2. #8eac49
  3. #49ac99
  4. #6749ac

Monochromatic

  1. #411b23
  2. #76323f
  3. #ac495c
  4. #c77b89
  5. #deb0b9

Shades

#ac495c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ac495c
  2. #9b4253
  3. #8a3a4a
  4. #783340
  5. #672c37
  6. #56252e
  7. #451d25
  8. #34161c
  9. #220f12
  10. #110709
  11. #000000

Tints

#ac495c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ac495c
  2. #b45b6c
  3. #bd6d7d
  4. #c5808d
  5. #cd929d
  6. #d6a4ae
  7. #deb6be
  8. #e6c8ce
  9. #eedbde
  10. #f7edef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ac495c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ac495c
  2. #a84f60
  3. #a35463
  4. #9f5a67
  5. #9a5f6a
  6. #96656e
  7. #926a72
  8. #8d7075
  9. #897579
  10. #847b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #895e64 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e5d5c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #77715a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba3c50 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #84565c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f635b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b54255 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ac495c {
  color: #ac495c;
}
Background
.bg-ac495c {
  background-color: #ac495c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ac495c {
  border: 2px solid #ac495c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ac495c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 73 92;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 40% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ac495c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ac495c, #ac6749);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ac495c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 73 92 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.04 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 8.51 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 9.01 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 9.11 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 9.14 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.25 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 9.41 #53b6a3 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Brick Red
#ac495c  rgb(172, 73, 92)  hsl(348, 40%, 48%)  Brick Red
#49ac99  rgb(73, 172, 153)  hsl(168, 40%, 48%)  Persian Green
#5cac49  rgb(92, 172, 73)  hsl(108, 40%, 48%)  Mantis
#495cac  rgb(73, 92, 172)  hsl(228, 40%, 48%)  Sapphire