#ac000f Color Information

#ac000f 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 #ac000f. In RGB, it consists of 67.5% Red, 0.0% Green, and 5.9% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 100% Magenta, 91.3% Yellow, and 32.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 354.8°, with saturation of 100% and lightness of 33.7%. The decimal value for #ac000f is 11272207, and its nearest "web safe" color is #990000. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #ac000f 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#ac000f Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color172, 0, 15 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color67.5%, 0.0%, 5.9% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.325, 1.000, 0.941 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 1, 0.913, 0.325 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color354.8°, 100.0%, 33.7% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color354.8°, 100.0%, 67.5% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color17.099, 8.805, 1.250 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color172, 0, 15 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11272207 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color35.606, 59.821, 43.855 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)35.606, 74.174, 36.246 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color35.606, 115.452, 23.079 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color29.673, 50.933, 18.273 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.630, 0.324, 8.805 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289462287 / 0xffac000f Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#990000 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #ac000f

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #ac000f, its pure hue is 354.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, and its lightness is 33.7%. 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 #ac000f, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #160002 to #97000d.

Tints of #ac000f

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #ac000f, its pure hue is 354.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, and its lightness is 33.7%. 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 #ac000f, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b6202d to #f5dfe1.

Tones of #ac000f

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #ac000f, its pure hue is 354.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, 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 #ac000f, which range from #565656 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ac000f (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #ac000f

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #ac000f! For #ac000f, 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, #ac000f. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #ac000f

This color, #ac000f, consists of 67.5% Red, 0.0% Green, and 5.9% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 172, Green = 0, Blue = 15. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #ac000f is 0% Cyan, 100% Magenta, 91.3% Yellow, and 32.5% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R67.5%
C0.0%
G0.0%
M100.0%
B5.9%
Y91.3%
K32.5%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 172 0 15
Octal 254 0 17
Hexa #ac #00 #0f
Binary 10101100 00000000 00001111
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 100 91 32
Octal 0 144 133 40
Hexa #00 #64 #5b #20
Binary 00000000 01100100 01011011 00100000

Analogous Colors of #ac000f

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #ac000f — which has hue 354.8° — its analogous colors are located at 24.8° and 354.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ac000f.

Triadic Colors of #ac000f

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 #ac000f — which has hue 354.8° — its triadic colors are located at 114.8° and 354.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ac000f.

Complementary Color of #ac000f

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #ac000f — which has hue 354.8° — its complementary color is located at 174.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ac000f.

Split Complementary Colors of #ac000f

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 #ac000f — which has hue 354.8° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 144.8° and 354.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ac000f.

Tetradic Colors of #ac000f

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 #ac000f — which has hue 354.8° — its tetradic colors are located at 264.8°, 354.8°, 84.8°, and 174.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ac000f.

Monochromatic Colors of #ac000f

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #ac000f, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #560007 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #ff0319 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #ac000f

We want to make getting started with #ac000f on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #ac000f into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #ac000f 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 #ac000f with other HTML elements.

#ac000f Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #ac000f.
<span style="color: #ac000f;">The color of this text is #ac000f.</span>

#ac000f Background Color

The background color for this text is #ac000f.
<div style="background-color: #ac000f; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #ac000f.</div>

#ac000f Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #ac000f.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #ac000f;">This color for the shadow of this text is #ac000f.</span>

#ac000f Border Color

This is a div with border color #ac000f.
<div style="border: #ac000f 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #ac000f.</div>

#ac000f Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #ac000f on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ac000f; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ac000f on a white background.</div></div>

#ac000f Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #ac000f on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ac000f; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ac000f on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #ac000f to White

This is a gradient from #ac000f to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ac000f,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ac000f,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ac000f,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ac000f,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ac000f to white.</div>

Gradient from #ac000f to Black

This is a gradient from #ac000f to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ac000f,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ac000f,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ac000f,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ac000f,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ac000f to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #ac000f

In addition to using #ac000f 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 #ac000f in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #ac000f, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 172, Green = 0, Blue = 15). If you need details about the color coordinates of #ac000f 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 #ac000f
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(172, 0, 15)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #ac000f; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #ac000f; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #ac000f; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(172, 0, 15);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#ac000f")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:172, green:0, blue:15, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:172 green:0 blue:15 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(172f, 0f, 15f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(172, 0, 15);
 

#ac000f Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #ac000f the same way. For those with color blindness, #ac000f might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #ac000f looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #ac000f 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 #ac000f 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 #ac000f 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 #ac000f 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 7.6:1 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
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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