Information about #AC1428 color

#AC1428 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AC1428 falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(172, 20, 40) — 67.5% red, 7.8% green, 15.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 60 / 52 / 33. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#AC1428 presents itself as a energetic, saturated earthy red — one that sits comfortably between light and dark. 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 a hair away from Wine Red (#B11226). Nearby in the Register you will also find Netherlands Red (#AE1C28) and Falcons Red (#A71930).

In RGB terms — rgb(172, 20, 40) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 7.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.9:1. No one has named #AC1428 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#AC1428 color variations

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

#AC1428 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 #AC1428

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

Falcons Red color link
Falcons Red

#A71930

Upsdell Red color link
Upsdell Red

#AE2029

Del Toro color link
Del Toro

#B11D20

Rosy Red color link
Rosy Red

#A11A2E

Rambutan Red color link
Rambutan Red

#A72127

Red Pepper color link
Red Pepper

#BB112A

Carnelian color link
Carnelian

#B31B1B

Firebrick color link
Firebrick

#B22222

Rouge color link
Rouge

#AB1239

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AC1428
  • RGB172, 20, 40
  • CMYK0, 60, 52, 33
  • CSSrgb(172, 20, 40)
  • HSL352°, 79%, 38%
  • HSL Precise352.105°, 79.167%, 37.647%
  • HSV352°, 88%, 67%
  • HSB352°, 88%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.078
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.157
  • GLSLvec3(0.675, 0.078, 0.157)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.675, 0.078, 0.157, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.675, 0.078, 0.157)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB7.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB15.7%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDAC1428
  • DECIMAL ID11277352
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers2 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01