Information about #AC142D color

#AC142D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AC142D falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(172, 20, 45) — 67.5% red, 7.8% green, 17.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 60 / 50 / 33. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#AC142D presents itself as a strongly colored earthy red — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Falcons Red (#A71930). Slightly further away sit Wine Red (#B11226) and Netherlands Red (#AE1C28).

The recipe behind #AC142D is rgb(172, 20, 45), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #AC142D: 7.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#AC142D color variations

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

#AC142D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AC142D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AC142D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AC142D color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#AC142D 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
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#14AD94
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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
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#147AAD
#147AAD

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#14AD47
#14AD47

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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
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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
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#2EAD14
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#142EAD
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#AD9414
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#142EAD
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#7AAD14
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#14AD94
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Nearest named colors to #AC142D

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

Falcons Red color link
Falcons Red

#A71930

Wine Red color link
Wine Red

#B11226

Netherlands Red color link
Netherlands Red

#AE1C28

Rouge color link
Rouge

#AB1239

Rosy Red color link
Rosy Red

#A11A2E

Upsdell Red color link
Upsdell Red

#AE2029

Cadmium Purple color link
Cadmium Purple

#B60C26

Rambutan Red color link
Rambutan Red

#A72127

Red Pepper color link
Red Pepper

#BB112A

MIT Red color link
MIT Red

#A31F34

Norway Red color link
Norway Red

#BA0C2F

American Red color link
American Red

#B32134

#AC142D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AC142D
  • RGB172, 20, 45
  • CMYK0, 60, 50, 33
  • CSSrgb(172, 20, 45)
  • HSL350°, 79%, 38%
  • HSL Precise350.132°, 79.167%, 37.647%
  • HSV350°, 88%, 67%
  • HSB350°, 88%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.078
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.176
  • GLSLvec3(0.675, 0.078, 0.176)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.675, 0.078, 0.176, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.675, 0.078, 0.176)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB7.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB17.6%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDAC142D
  • DECIMAL ID11277357
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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