Information about #AC141F color

#AC141F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AC141F falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(172, 20, 31) — 67.5% red, 7.8% green, 12.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 60 / 55 / 33. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #AC141F reads as a strongly colored warm red and holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Wine Red (#B11226). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Del Toro (#B11D20) and Carnelian (#B31B1B).

The recipe behind #AC141F is rgb(172, 20, 31), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #AC141F: 7.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for black. #AC141F has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#AC141F color variations

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

#AC141F 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 #AC141F

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

Wine Red color link
Wine Red

#B11226

Del Toro color link
Del Toro

#B11D20

Carnelian color link
Carnelian

#B31B1B

Pulse color link
Pulse

#A41D19

Youtube Red color link
Youtube Red

#B2071D

Firebrick color link
Firebrick

#B22222

Red Cola color link
Red Cola

#B62020

Upsdell Red color link
Upsdell Red

#AE2029

Rambutan Red color link
Rambutan Red

#A72127

Murdoc Red color link
Murdoc Red

#BC161C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AC141F
  • RGB172, 20, 31
  • CMYK0, 60, 55, 33
  • CSSrgb(172, 20, 31)
  • HSL356°, 79%, 38%
  • HSL Precise355.658°, 79.167%, 37.647%
  • HSV356°, 88%, 67%
  • HSB356°, 88%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.078
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.122
  • GLSLvec3(0.675, 0.078, 0.122)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.675, 0.078, 0.122, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.675, 0.078, 0.122)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB7.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB12.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDAC141F
  • DECIMAL ID11277343
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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