Information about #AC1116 color

#AC1116 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AC1116 falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(172, 17, 22) — 67.5% red, 6.7% green, 8.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 61 / 59 / 33. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#AC1116 is a strongly colored earthy red that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Carnelian (#B31B1B). Slightly further away sit Youtube Red (#B2071D) and Vibrant Ruby (#A7080D).

The recipe behind #AC1116 is rgb(172, 17, 22), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 7.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AC1116 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AC1116 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#AC1116 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #AC1116

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Carnelian color link
Carnelian

#B31B1B

Youtube Red color link
Youtube Red

#B2071D

Vibrant Ruby color link
Vibrant Ruby

#A7080D

Pulse color link
Pulse

#A41D19

Del Toro color link
Del Toro

#B11D20

Wine Red color link
Wine Red

#B11226

Poppy color link
Poppy

#AC0019

Tomato Sauce color link
Tomato Sauce

#B21807

Murdoc Red color link
Murdoc Red

#BC161C

Naga Red color link
Naga Red

#AB0707

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AC1116
  • RGB172, 17, 22
  • CMYK0, 61, 59, 33
  • CSSrgb(172, 17, 22)
  • HSL358°, 82%, 37%
  • HSL Precise358.065°, 82.011%, 37.059%
  • HSV358°, 90%, 67%
  • HSB358°, 90%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.067
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • GLSLvec3(0.675, 0.067, 0.086)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.675, 0.067, 0.086, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.675, 0.067, 0.086)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB6.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.6%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDAC1116
  • DECIMAL ID11276566
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01