Information about #AC402D color

#AC402D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AC402D falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(172, 64, 45) — 67.5% red, 25.1% green, 17.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 42 / 50 / 33. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #AC402D reads as a clearly saturated warm red and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Medium Carmine (#AF4035). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Kamikaze (#A43F30) and Sweet Brown (#A83731).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(172, 64, 45)), which gives #AC402D its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #AC402D: 6.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.5:1 for black. #AC402D has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#AC402D color variations

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

#AC402D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AC402D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AC402D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AC402D 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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#AC402D 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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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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#2D5AAE
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#2DAE81
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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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#2DAE40
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#402DAE
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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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#9BAE2D
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#402DAE
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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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Nearest named colors to #AC402D

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

Medium Carmine color link
Medium Carmine

#AF4035

Kamikaze color link
Kamikaze

#A43F30

Sweet Brown color link
Sweet Brown

#A83731

Birch Brown color link
Birch Brown

#B14A30

Whizz Bang color link
Whizz Bang

#A23A34

Luxury Red color link
Luxury Red

#B03737

Mexican Wave color link
Mexican Wave

#B64A32

Rock Spray color link
Rock Spray

#9D442D

Cattail color link
Cattail

#B64925

Chinese Brown color link
Chinese Brown

#AB381F

Get Reddy color link
Get Reddy

#AD3539

Ayers Rock color link
Ayers Rock

#AE451D

#AC402D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AC402D
  • RGB172, 64, 45
  • CMYK0, 42, 50, 33
  • CSSrgb(172, 64, 45)
  • HSL9°, 59%, 43%
  • HSL Precise8.976°, 58.525%, 42.549%
  • HSV9°, 74%, 67%
  • HSB9°, 74%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.176
  • GLSLvec3(0.675, 0.251, 0.176)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.675, 0.251, 0.176, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.675, 0.251, 0.176)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB17.6%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAC402D
  • DECIMAL ID11288621
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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