#ac123f Color Information

#ac123f Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #ac123f. In RGB, it consists of 67.5% Red, 7.1% Green, and 24.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 89.5% Magenta, 63.4% Yellow, and 32.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 342.5°, with saturation of 81.1% and lightness of 37.3%. The decimal value for #ac123f is 11276863, and its nearest "web safe" color is #990033. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #ac123f is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#ac123f Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color172, 18, 63 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color67.5%, 7.1%, 24.7% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.325, 0.929, 0.753 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.895, 0.634, 0.325 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color342.5°, 81.1%, 37.3% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color342.5°, 89.5%, 67.5% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color18.127, 9.562, 5.593 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color172, 18, 63 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11276863 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color37.045, 59.163, 17.111 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)37.045, 61.588, 16.131 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color37.045, 100.523, 6.851 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color30.923, 50.522, 10.922 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.545, 0.287, 9.562 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289466943 / 0xffac123f Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#990033 Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #ac123f

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #ac123f, its pure hue is 342.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 81.1%, and its lightness is 37.3%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #ac123f, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #160208 to #971037.

Tints of #ac123f

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #ac123f, its pure hue is 342.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 81.1%, and its lightness is 37.3%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #ac123f, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b63057 to #f5e1e7.

Tones of #ac123f

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #ac123f, its pure hue is 342.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 81.1%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #ac123f, which range from #5f5f5f (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #be0038 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #ac123f

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #ac123f! For #ac123f, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #ac123f. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #ac123f

This color, #ac123f, consists of 67.5% Red, 7.1% Green, and 24.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 172, Green = 18, Blue = 63. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #ac123f is 0% Cyan, 89.5% Magenta, 63.4% Yellow, and 32.5% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R67.5%
C0.0%
G7.1%
M89.5%
B24.7%
Y63.4%
K32.5%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 172 18 63
Octal 254 22 77
Hexa #ac #12 #3f
Binary 10101100 00010010 00111111
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 89 63 32
Octal 0 131 77 40
Hexa #00 #59 #3f #20
Binary 00000000 01011001 00111111 00100000

Analogous Colors of #ac123f

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #ac123f — which has hue 342.5° — its analogous colors are located at 12.5° and 342.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ac123f.

Triadic Colors of #ac123f

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #ac123f — which has hue 342.5° — its triadic colors are located at 102.5° and 342.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ac123f.

Complementary Color of #ac123f

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #ac123f — which has hue 342.5° — its complementary color is located at 162.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ac123f.

Split Complementary Colors of #ac123f

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #ac123f — which has hue 342.5° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 132.5° and 342.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ac123f.

Tetradic Colors of #ac123f

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #ac123f — which has hue 342.5° — its tetradic colors are located at 252.5°, 342.5°, 72.5°, and 162.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ac123f.

Monochromatic Colors of #ac123f

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #ac123f, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #520e21 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f42964 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #ac123f

We want to make getting started with #ac123f on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #ac123f into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #ac123f can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #ac123f with other HTML elements.

#ac123f Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #ac123f.
<span style="color: #ac123f;">The color of this text is #ac123f.</span>

#ac123f Background Color

The background color for this text is #ac123f.
<div style="background-color: #ac123f; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #ac123f.</div>

#ac123f Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #ac123f.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #ac123f;">This color for the shadow of this text is #ac123f.</span>

#ac123f Border Color

This is a div with border color #ac123f.
<div style="border: #ac123f 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #ac123f.</div>

#ac123f Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #ac123f on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ac123f; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ac123f on a white background.</div></div>

#ac123f Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #ac123f on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ac123f; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ac123f on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #ac123f to White

This is a gradient from #ac123f to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ac123f,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ac123f,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ac123f,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ac123f,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ac123f to white.</div>

Gradient from #ac123f to Black

This is a gradient from #ac123f to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ac123f,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ac123f,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ac123f,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ac123f,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ac123f to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #ac123f

In addition to using #ac123f on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #ac123f in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #ac123f, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 172, Green = 18, Blue = 63). If you need details about the color coordinates of #ac123f in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #ac123f
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(172, 18, 63)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #ac123f; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #ac123f; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #ac123f; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(172, 18, 63);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#ac123f")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:172, green:18, blue:63, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:172 green:18 blue:63 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(172f, 18f, 63f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(172, 18, 63);
 

#ac123f Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #ac123f the same way. For those with color blindness, #ac123f might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #ac123f looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #ac123f is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #ac123f looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #ac123f will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #ac123f is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 7.2:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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