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Hex #ac2812

#ac2812 is a great dark red shade for your next project. Scroll down for #ac2812 color information, color shades and color usage information.

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#ac2812 Conversion table

Category	red (dark red)
HEX	#ac2812 copy to clipboard
RGB	R 172 G 40 B 18 RGB (172, 40, 18) copy to clipboard
HSL	H 8.57 S 0.81 L 0.37
CMYK	C 0% M 52% Y 60% K 33%
Usage of red	The color #ac2812 is a great dark shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#ac2812 Conversion and Usage

Conversion results of this color to RGB, CMYK and HSL. Usage Recommendations on the right.

#ac2812 to RGB conversion

Red	172	172% RED
Green	40	40% GREEN
Blue	18	18% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(172, 40, 18); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(172, 40, 18); // for css background-color

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#ac2812 to CMYK conversion

Cyan	Magenta	Yellow	Black
0 %	51.76 %	60.39 %	32.55 %

#ac2812 to HSL conversion

Hue	Saturation	Lightness
8.571	0.81	0.37

CSS code: color: hsl(8.6, 81%, 37%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #ac2812

Recommendations for light backgrounds in respect of a good contrast.

Usage for Text:	recommended
Usage for headings:	recommended
Usage as fill color:	use with caution on large areas
Usage for buttons:	recommended

As a rather dark shade, this color can very well be used to color smaller elements (like text and buttons). Due to its darkness it gives good contrast, also if used on white background. Readability of text is perfectly ok.

Tints and Shades of #ac2812

Tints of #ac2812		Shades of #ac2812
	The actual color		The actual color
	5% lighter		5% darker
	10% lighter		10% darker
	15% lighter		15% darker

Color Examples: This is a red Heading in #ac2812

This shows how text with the hex-color #ac2812 would look on a white background. Because of the darkness of the color this color is recommended to be used as font-color. However, if you know what you are doing, feel free to use this color for anything you think it would be nice :-)!

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Red Color Scheme based on #ac2812

Primary
#ac2812 (already open)

Secondary
#1296ac

Tertiary
#51d6ed

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Complementary Color: #1296ac

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Red Webdesign Color Scheme based on #ac2812

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