#AC0626 Hex Color
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A dark, highly saturated red, #ac0626 has a warm crimson cast and strong visual weight. It brings urgency and passion to calls to action, sports branding, sales graphics, and moody layouts. Use it mainly as a focused accent, since large backgrounds can feel heavy. White text provides about 7.5:1 contrast. The hex code is #ac0626.
Questions about #ac0626
What is #ac0626 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #ac0626 is rgb(172, 6, 38), in HSL hsl(348, 93%, 35%) and in CMYK 0%, 97%, 78%, 33%.
Which colors pair well with #ac0626?
Is #ac0626 warm or cool, and what mood does it create?
#ac0626 reads as a warm red because its strong crimson tone leans toward magenta-red rather than blue-red, supporting urgency, passion, and energy in focused accents, buttons, sale graphics, and sports-oriented layouts.
Is #ac0626 readable on white or black?
#ac0626 has a 7.47:1 contrast ratio on white and 2.80:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it works for body text and on black it is too faint for text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.