#AC1F06 Color

#AC1F06 is rgb(172, 31, 6) in RGB, hsl(9, 93%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 82%, 97%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rufous (#A81C07), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.87. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AC1F06

HEX#AC1F06

RGBrgb(172, 31, 6)

HSLhsl(9, 93%, 35%)

HSVhsv(9, 97%, 67%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 82%, 97%, 33%)

OKLCHoklch(48.1% 0.179 31.8)

LABlab(38.15% 55.20 50.06)

LCHlch(38.15% 74.51 42.21)

What #AC1F06 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AC1F06, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rufous#A81C07ΔE 1.87 Tomato Sauce#B21807ΔE 3.5 Mordant Red 19#AE0C00ΔE 4.83 Medium Red#B10304ΔE 6.13 International Orange (Engineering)#BA160CΔE 6.47 OU Crimson Red#990000ΔE 6.95

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#AC1F06 Channel Values

How #AC1F06 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 172 · G 31 · B 6	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 9° · S 93% · L 35%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 9° · S 97% · V 67%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 82% · Y 97% · K 33%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	7.11:1 vs white · 2.95:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AC1F06 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AC1F06

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AC1F06; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #AC1F06

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #AC1F06 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AC1F06

Protanopia#515100

Protanomaly#804202

Deuteranopia#6B6B00

Deuteranomaly#8A5600

Tritanopia#AC1D1D

Tritanomaly#AC1E16

Achromatopsia#585858

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Using #AC1F06 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ac1f06: #AC1F06;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AC1F06;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ac1f06': '#AC1F06' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.122, blue: 0.024)

Android XML<color name="color_ac1f06">#AC1F06</color>

SVG fillfill="#AC1F06"

More Red Colors

#AC1F06 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000 fffafa 1f0005 fff5f5 1f0008 fff1f2 240000 fff1f0 240909 fff0f2 270707 ffedeb 4e0707 710f04 940000 a81c07 c0362c cdacac e30022 ee204d fa8072 ff1818 ff6467 ffb7c5

#AC1F06 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AC1F06?

#AC1F06 is a dark red — rgb(172, 31, 6) in RGB and hsl(9, 93%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rufous (#A81C07), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.87.

What is the RGB value of #AC1F06?

#AC1F06 is rgb(172, 31, 6) — red 172, green 31, and blue 6 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AC1F06?

#AC1F06 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 82%, 97%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AC1F06 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AC1F06 scores 7.11:1 against white and 2.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AC1F06 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AC1F06 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is firebrick (#B22222) at a CIE76 distance of 11.09, which is visibly different.

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