Information about #AC1B38 color

#AC1B38 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AC1B38 falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(172, 27, 56) — 67.5% red, 10.6% green, 22% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 57 / 45 / 33. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#AC1B38 is a energetic, saturated red that sits comfortably between light and dark. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Deep Carmine (#A9203E). Nearby in the Register you will also find Rouge (#AB1239) and Falcons Red (#A71930).

In RGB terms — rgb(172, 27, 56) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 7.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 3.0:1. No one has named #AC1B38 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#AC1B38 color variations

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

#AC1B38 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 #AC1B38

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

Deep Carmine color link
Deep Carmine

#A9203E

Rouge color link
Rouge

#AB1239

Falcons Red color link
Falcons Red

#A71930

American Red color link
American Red

#B32134

MIT Red color link
MIT Red

#A31F34

French Wine color link
French Wine

#AC1E44

Rosy Red color link
Rosy Red

#A11A2E

Hot Spot color link
Hot Spot

#B22833

Glitterbug color link
Glitterbug

#A92A37

Upsdell Red color link
Upsdell Red

#AE2029

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AC1B38
  • RGB172, 27, 56
  • CMYK0, 57, 45, 33
  • CSSrgb(172, 27, 56)
  • HSL348°, 73%, 39%
  • HSL Precise348°, 72.864%, 39.02%
  • HSV348°, 84%, 67%
  • HSB348°, 84%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.106
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • GLSLvec3(0.675, 0.106, 0.220)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.675, 0.106, 0.220, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.675, 0.106, 0.220)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB10.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDAC1B38
  • DECIMAL ID11279160
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01