HEX atlas value

#AC1515

#AC1515 is a warm red HEX color close to Tool Red. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 172, 21, 21, HSL 0, 78%, 38%, has luminance 0.0936, and belongs to the vibrant group.

red warm vibrant

#AC1515 Sample readable text

HEX #AC1515

RGB rgb(172, 21, 21)

HSL hsl(0 78% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 88, 88, 33)

Luminance 0.0936

Contrast Black 2.87:1White 7.31:1

CSS

--color-ac1515: #AC1515;
.background-ac1515 { background-color: #AC1515; }
.text-ac1515 { color: #AC1515; }

Luminance0.0936

Black text2.87:1AA Fail

White text7.31:1AA Pass

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#AC1515","rgb":[172,21,21],"hsl":[0,78,38],"cmyk":[0,88,88,33],"luminance":0.0936,"contrast":{"black":2.87,"white":7.31}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.87,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":7.31,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#5B0B0B","hex":"#5B0B0B","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.5,"contrastWhite":14.02,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Cranberry","hex":"#9F000F","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.48,"contrastWhite":8.46,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Ruby Red","hex":"#9B111E","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.49,"contrastWhite":8.43,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#972B2B","hex":"#972B2B","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.7,"contrastWhite":7.79,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#15ACAC","hex":"#15ACAC","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.53,"contrastWhite":2.79,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","vibrant","vibrant red","Tool Red adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ac1515.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/tool-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/firebrick.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ruby-red.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#15ACAC","analogous":["#AC1561","#AC6115"],"triadic":["#15AC15","#1515AC"],"tetradic":["#61AC15","#15ACAC","#6115AC"],"splitComplementary":["#15AC61","#1561AC"],"monochromatic":["#E63737","#AC1515","#5B0B0B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E63737","dark":"#5B0B0B","saturated":"#C20000","desaturated":"#972B2B","pastel":"#DC6565","neon":"#EB0000"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"tool-red","name":"Tool Red","hex":"#B11226","distance":17.97220075561143},{"slug":"firebrick","name":"Firebrick","hex":"#B22222","distance":19.339079605813716},{"slug":"ruby-red","name":"Ruby Red","hex":"#9B111E","distance":19.6468827043885},{"slug":"anodized-red","name":"Anodized Red","hex":"#B00020","distance":24.041630560342615},{"slug":"cranberry","name":"Cranberry","hex":"#9F000F","distance":25.41653005427767}]

HEX meaning and use

About #AC1515

#AC1515 is classified as a warm red value with vibrant visual character. #AC1515 is visually closest to Tool Red, a named red color with HEX #B11226.

The RGB channels are 172, 21, and 21, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 0deg with 78% saturation and 38% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.0936, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.97, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.87:1AA Fail

White text7.31:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #AC1515 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.87:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF7.31:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#5B0B0B#FFFFFF text · best 14.02:1#5B0B0B

Cranberry#FFFFFF text · best 8.46:1#9F000F

Ruby Red#FFFFFF text · best 8.43:1#9B111E

#972B2B#FFFFFF text · best 7.79:1#972B2B

#15ACAC#000000 text · best 7.53:1#15ACAC

Generated Palette

#AC1515#AC1515

#15ACAC#15ACAC

#AC1561#AC1561

#AC6115#AC6115

#E63737#E63737

#5B0B0B#5B0B0B

Color Harmonies

#15ACAC#15ACAC

#AC1561#AC1561

#AC6115#AC6115

#15AC15#15AC15

#1515AC#1515AC

Variants

#E63737#E63737

#5B0B0B#5B0B0B

#C20000#C20000

#972B2B#972B2B

#DC6565#DC6565

#EB0000#EB0000

Nearest Named Colors

Tool Red#B11226

Firebrick#B22222

Ruby Red#9B111E

Anodized Red#B00020

Cranberry#9F000F

#AC1515

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #AC1515

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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