Information about #AC7972 color

#AC7972 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AC7972 falls into the Red Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(172, 121, 114) — 67.5% red, 47.5% green, 44.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 20 / 23 / 33. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A moderately toned warm red, #AC7972 carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Pastel Chocolate (#A7796D). Slightly further away sit Burnished Brown (#A17A74) and Grayish Red (#A87D7D).

The recipe behind #AC7972 is rgb(172, 121, 114), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AC7972: 5.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.7:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#AC7972 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#AC7972 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AC7972 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AC7972 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AC7972 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#AC7972 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #AC7972

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Pastel Chocolate color link
Pastel Chocolate

#A7796D

Burnished Brown color link
Burnished Brown

#A17A74

Grayish Red color link
Grayish Red

#A87D7D

Bonanza color link
Bonanza

#B77D6E

Copper Penny color link
Copper Penny

#AD6F69

Foxtrot color link
Foxtrot

#B6706F

Pharlap color link
Pharlap

#A3807B

Beaver color link
Beaver

#9F8170

Coral Tree color link
Coral Tree

#AB6E67

Ash Rose color link
Ash Rose

#B5817D

Minnelli color link
Minnelli

#B16B79

Tilly Rose color link
Tilly Rose

#B87079

#AC7972 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AC7972
  • RGB172, 121, 114
  • CMYK0, 20, 23, 33
  • CSSrgb(172, 121, 114)
  • HSL7°, 26%, 56%
  • HSL Precise7.241°, 25.893%, 56.078%
  • HSV7°, 34%, 67%
  • HSB7°, 34%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • GLSLvec3(0.675, 0.475, 0.447)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.675, 0.475, 0.447, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.675, 0.475, 0.447)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB44.7%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAC7972
  • DECIMAL ID11303282
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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