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Complementary means first and foremost complementary. With color tones there is always a direct complementary color that is exactly opposite to the other.

With this color tone #AC481E it is the complementary color #53B7E1. Both colors form the strongest contrast to each other and are especially recommended for use in direct connection with each other.

If you display a text with its complementary color on a background with the displayed color, you will get a representation that is pleasant to the eyes and clearly too indistinguishable from each other. However, this is especially true for white, black and gray tones. With these, the contrasting colors are particularly natural, pleasant and common for our eyes.

Exposures are based on the same hue and represent lighter versions of the current color #AC481E. Besides the border colors white and black, almost all colors have lighter versions that can be used optimally in web design

The following lighter shades match the #AC481E shade: #B14819, #C25A2C, #D36C3F, #E47E52 and #F59065

You can use them to modify buttons with mouse-over effects (called :hover in CSS) or to generate other color gradations like gradients.

Shades are based on the same hue and represent a darker version of the current color #AC481E. In addition to the border colors white and black, almost all colors have shades that can be used optimally in web design.

The following darker shades match the #AC481E shade: #AC481E, #9B360B, #8A2400, #791200 and #680000

Among other things, you can use them to modify buttons with mouse-over effects (called :hover in CSS) or generate other color gradations.

Warmer colors are created when the hue is shifted towards red, orange and yellow. These colors convey warmth, energy and an inviting atmosphere.

The following warmer shades match the #AC481E shade: #AD491F, #AD221F and #AD1F1F

They are stimulating and dynamic and are often used to attract attention or create a friendly and lively mood. An example of this transition is a shift from a cool blue through purple to red and orange.

Colder colors are created by shifting the hue towards green, blue and violet.

The following colder shades match the #AC481E shade: #AD491F, #AD6F1F, #AD961F, #9EAD1F and #78AD1F

These colors have a cool, calming effect and create distance. They are often used to convey a sense of calm, freshness and stability. A classic example of this color range is a gradient from yellow to green to a deep blue or violet, reminiscent of water and sky.

Richer colors are created by increasing the saturation, which makes the colors appear more intense, brighter and stronger. A color with high saturation is more eye-catching and appears more vibrant and powerful. This effect can be used to emphasize important elements or to create a vibrant design.

The #AC481E shade matches the following richer shades: #AD491F and #BE420E

An example is the development from a pale pink to a strong and bright red.

Less saturated colors are created by reducing the saturation, which makes the colors more muted, subtle and pastel-like. As the saturation is reduced further, they become closer and closer to a shade of gray. These colors appear calmer and more elegant and are suitable for a restrained and harmonious design.

The following paler shades match the #AC481E shade: #AD491F, #9D502F, #8C5640, #7C5D50 and #6B6461

An example is the change of a strong blue to a subdued grey-blue or almost neutral shade.

The analog color scheme uses colors that are directly adjacent to each other in the color wheel. They usually fit together well and result in a calm and comfortable design.

The following analogous shades match the #AC481E shade: #AD1F42, #AD211F, #AD471F, #AD6D1F and #AD931F

Analog color schemes are often found in nature. They are harmonious and pleasant to the eye. It is important that they have enough contrast. Choose one color to dominate and a second to support. The third color is used (together with black, white or grey) as an accent

The monochromatic color scheme uses colors that are on the same wavelength. They usually fit together very well and result in a pleasant and evenly colored design.

The following monochrome shades match the #AC481E shade: #672B12, #8A3A18, #AD491F, #D05825 and #DD6F41

Monochromatic color schemes are often found in nature. They are harmonious and calm to the eye

The partial complementary color scheme is a variation of the complementary color scheme. In addition to the base color, the two colors adjacent to the complement are used.

The following split-complementary shades match the #AC481E shade: #AC481E, #68AD1F and #1F2FAD

This color scheme has the same strong visual contrast as the complementary color scheme, but is not as contrasting as the direct complementary color. The partial complementary color scheme is a good choice for designs. These colors usually complement each other very well.

A triadic color scheme uses colors evenly spaced around the color wheel. Triadic color harmonies are usually quite vivid, even if pale or unsaturated colors are used.

The following triaden shades match the #AC481E shade: #AC481E, #1FAD47 and #471FAD

The colors should be well chosen to achieve triadic harmony. Let one color dominate and use the other two as accent colors.

The rectangular or tetradish color scheme uses four colors arranged in two complementary pairs. This rich color scheme offers many variation possibilities.

The following tetraden shades match the #AC481E shade: #AC481E, #68AD1F, #1F85AD and #641FAD

It works best if you let one of these colors dominate. You should also pay attention to the balance between warm and cold colors in the design

The square color scheme is similar to the rectangular color scheme, with all four colors evenly distributed around the color circle. The square color scheme works best when one color dominates.

The following squaren shades match the #AC481E shade: #AC481E, #3EAD1F, #1F85AD and #8E1FAD

Again, pay attention to the balance between warm and cold colors in the design.

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Colors are displayed differently on each device. Please note that the colors do not always match 100%. Differences can occur when real colors are processed. We recommend a comparison of the real colors. We do not assume any liability.

Display options

Primary color

CMYK 0 / 58 / 83 / 33

HEX #AC481E

RGB 172 72 30

HSL 17.75, 0.7%, 0.4%

LAB 43.51, 38.73, 43.54

 

Complementary color

CMYK 63 / 19 / 0 / 12

HEX #53B7E1

RGB 83 183 225

HSL 197.75, 0.7%, 0.6%

LAB 70.28, -16.62, -29.73

 

CMYK 0 / 59 / 86 / 31

HEX #B14819

RGB 177 72 25

HSL 18.55, 0.75%, 0.4%

LAB 44.31, 40.51, 46.79

 

CMYK 0 / 54 / 77 / 24

HEX #C25A2C

RGB 194 90 44

HSL 18.4, 0.63%, 0.47%

LAB 50.64, 38.8, 44.98

 

CMYK 0 / 49 / 70 / 17

HEX #D36C3F

RGB 211 108 63

HSL 18.24, 0.63%, 0.54%

LAB 57.01, 37.16, 42.93

 

CMYK 0 / 45 / 64 / 11

HEX #E47E52

RGB 228 126 82

HSL 18.08, 0.73%, 0.61%

LAB 63.36, 35.64, 40.93

 

CMYK 0 / 41 / 59 / 4

HEX #F59065

RGB 245 144 101

HSL 17.92, 0.88%, 0.68%

LAB 69.68, 34.25, 39.08

 

CMYK 0 / 58 / 83 / 33

HEX #AC481E

RGB 172 72 30

HSL 17.75, 0.7%, 0.4%

LAB 43.51, 38.73, 43.54

 

CMYK 0 / 65 / 93 / 39

HEX #9B360B

RGB 155 54 11

HSL 17.92, 0.87%, 0.33%

LAB 37.17, 40.39, 44.93

 

CMYK 0 / 74 / 100 / 46

HEX #8A2400

RGB 138 36 0

HSL 15.65, 1%, 0.27%

LAB 31.03, 41.76, 43.48

 

CMYK 0 / 85 / 100 / 53

HEX #791200

RGB 121 18 0

HSL 8.93, 1%, 0.24%

LAB 25.25, 42.23, 37.23

 

CMYK 0 / 100 / 100 / 59

HEX #680000

RGB 104 0 0

HSL 0, 1%, 0.2%

LAB 19.81, 41.44, 30.34

 

CMYK 0 / 58 / 82 / 32

HEX #AD491F

RGB 173 73 31

HSL 17.75, 0.7%, 0.4%

LAB 43.87, 38.66, 43.47

 

CMYK 0 / 80 / 82 / 32

HEX #AD221F

RGB 173 34 31

HSL 1.27, 0.7%, 0.4%

LAB 38.07, 54.35, 37.94

 

CMYK 0 / 82 / 82 / 32

HEX #AD1F1F

RGB 173 31 31

HSL 0, 0.7%, 0.4%

LAB 37.78, 55.18, 37.65

 

CMYK 0 / 58 / 82 / 32

HEX #AD491F

RGB 173 73 31

HSL 17.75, 0.7%, 0.4%

LAB 43.87, 38.66, 43.47

 

CMYK 0 / 36 / 82 / 32

HEX #AD6F1F

RGB 173 111 31

HSL 33.8, 0.7%, 0.4%

LAB 52.23, 18.22, 51.14

 

CMYK 0 / 13 / 82 / 32

HEX #AD961F

RGB 173 150 31

HSL 50.28, 0.7%, 0.4%

LAB 62.33, -3.43, 60.05

 

CMYK 9 / 0 / 82 / 32

HEX #9EAD1F

RGB 158 173 31

HSL 66.34, 0.7%, 0.4%

LAB 67.47, -22.05, 64.01

 

CMYK 31 / 0 / 82 / 32

HEX #78AD1F

RGB 120 173 31

HSL 82.39, 0.7%, 0.4%

LAB 64.95, -37.61, 60.82

 

CMYK 0 / 58 / 82 / 32

HEX #AD491F

RGB 173 73 31

HSL 17.75, 0.7%, 0.4%

LAB 43.87, 38.66, 43.47

 

CMYK 0 / 65 / 93 / 25

HEX #BE420E

RGB 190 66 14

HSL 17.73, 0.86%, 0.4%

LAB 45.46, 47.83, 52.67

 

CMYK 0 / 58 / 82 / 32

HEX #AD491F

RGB 173 73 31

HSL 17.75, 0.7%, 0.4%

LAB 43.87, 38.66, 43.47

 

CMYK 0 / 49 / 70 / 38

HEX #9D502F

RGB 157 80 47

HSL 18, 0.54%, 0.4%

LAB 42.93, 29.28, 33.45

 

CMYK 0 / 39 / 54 / 45

HEX #8C5640

RGB 140 86 64

HSL 17.37, 0.37%, 0.4%

LAB 42.16, 19.94, 22.15

 

CMYK 0 / 25 / 35 / 51

HEX #7C5D50

RGB 124 93 80

HSL 17.73, 0.22%, 0.4%

LAB 42.3, 10.72, 12.37

 

CMYK 0 / 7 / 9 / 58

HEX #6B6461

RGB 107 100 97

HSL 18, 0.05%, 0.4%

LAB 42.92, 2.18, 2.69

 

CMYK 0 / 82 / 62 / 32

HEX #AD1F42

RGB 173 31 66

HSL 345.21, 0.7%, 0.4%

LAB 38.3, 56.79, 16.89

 

CMYK 0 / 81 / 82 / 32

HEX #AD211F

RGB 173 33 31

HSL 0.85, 0.7%, 0.4%

LAB 37.97, 54.64, 37.84

 

CMYK 0 / 59 / 82 / 32

HEX #AD471F

RGB 173 71 31

HSL 16.9, 0.7%, 0.4%

LAB 43.49, 39.64, 43.12

 

CMYK 0 / 37 / 82 / 32

HEX #AD6D1F

RGB 173 109 31

HSL 32.96, 0.7%, 0.4%

LAB 51.75, 19.34, 50.7

 

CMYK 0 / 15 / 82 / 32

HEX #AD931F

RGB 173 147 31

HSL 49.01, 0.7%, 0.4%

LAB 61.53, -1.81, 59.35

 

CMYK 0 / 58 / 83 / 60

HEX #672B12

RGB 103 43 18

HSL 17.65, 0.7%, 0.24%

LAB 25.73, 25.3, 28.39

 

CMYK 0 / 58 / 83 / 46

HEX #8A3A18

RGB 138 58 24

HSL 17.89, 0.7%, 0.32%

LAB 34.99, 32.14, 36.38

 

CMYK 0 / 58 / 82 / 32

HEX #AD491F

RGB 173 73 31

HSL 17.75, 0.7%, 0.4%

LAB 43.87, 38.66, 43.47

 

CMYK 0 / 58 / 82 / 18

HEX #D05825

RGB 208 88 37

HSL 17.89, 0.7%, 0.48%

LAB 52.42, 44.88, 50.72

 

CMYK 0 / 50 / 71 / 13

HEX #DD6F41

RGB 221 111 65

HSL 17.69, 0.7%, 0.56%

LAB 59.09, 39.64, 44.61

 

CMYK 0 / 58 / 83 / 33

HEX #AC481E

RGB 172 72 30

HSL 17.75, 0.7%, 0.4%

LAB 43.51, 38.73, 43.54

 

CMYK 40 / 0 / 82 / 32

HEX #68AD1F

RGB 104 173 31

HSL 89.15, 0.7%, 0.4%

LAB 64.1, -43.48, 59.74

 

CMYK 82 / 73 / 0 / 32

HEX #1F2FAD

RGB 31 47 173

HSL 233.24, 0.7%, 0.4%

LAB 27.69, 40.64, -68.02

 

CMYK 0 / 58 / 83 / 33

HEX #AC481E

RGB 172 72 30

HSL 17.75, 0.7%, 0.4%

LAB 43.51, 38.73, 43.54

 

CMYK 82 / 0 / 59 / 32

HEX #1FAD47

RGB 31 173 71

HSL 136.9, 0.7%, 0.4%

LAB 62.2, -57.31, 41.68

 

CMYK 59 / 82 / 0 / 32

HEX #471FAD

RGB 71 31 173

HSL 256.9, 0.7%, 0.4%

LAB 27.67, 52.66, -67.95

 

CMYK 0 / 58 / 83 / 33

HEX #AC481E

RGB 172 72 30

HSL 17.75, 0.7%, 0.4%

LAB 43.51, 38.73, 43.54

 

CMYK 40 / 0 / 82 / 32

HEX #68AD1F

RGB 104 173 31

HSL 89.15, 0.7%, 0.4%

LAB 64.1, -43.48, 59.74

 

CMYK 82 / 23 / 0 / 32

HEX #1F85AD

RGB 31 133 173

HSL 196.9, 0.7%, 0.4%

LAB 51.93, -13.91, -29.09

 

CMYK 42 / 82 / 0 / 32

HEX #641FAD

RGB 100 31 173

HSL 269.15, 0.7%, 0.4%

LAB 31.13, 56.36, -62.14

 

CMYK 0 / 58 / 83 / 33

HEX #AC481E

RGB 172 72 30

HSL 17.75, 0.7%, 0.4%

LAB 43.51, 38.73, 43.54

 

CMYK 64 / 0 / 82 / 32

HEX #3EAD1F

RGB 62 173 31

HSL 106.9, 0.7%, 0.4%

LAB 62.52, -55.74, 57.71

 

CMYK 82 / 23 / 0 / 32

HEX #1F85AD

RGB 31 133 173

HSL 196.9, 0.7%, 0.4%

LAB 51.93, -13.91, -29.09

 

CMYK 18 / 82 / 0 / 32

HEX #8E1FAD

RGB 142 31 173

HSL 286.9, 0.7%, 0.4%

LAB 37.39, 63.2, -51.68

 

Description

Color code: HEX #AC481E | qconv.com Color code: HEX #AC481E | qconv.com - big

Dark color: low color values appear darker.

The breakdown of the color into the RGB color system: of 255 maximum color components, 172 red, 72 green and 30 blue.

The mixing ratio of these colors results in the displayed hue in the middle of the overlaps.

In the illustration you can see how the color is composed of the three components: red (top),green (bottom right) and blue (bottom left). In the middle you can see the result color.
172 72 30 R G B
In the CMYK color system the color is composed as follows: In this color tone, out of 100 maximum color components, none cyan, 58 magenta, 83 yellow and 33 key.

The mixing ratio of these colors results in the displayed hue in the middle of the overlaps.

In the diagram you can see how the color is composed of the four components cyan (top left),magenta (top right),yellow (bottom right) and black or key (bottom left). In the middle you can see the result color.
0% 58% 83% 33% C M Y K

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