French Wine (#AC1E44)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
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Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 6.95:1 — vs black: 3.02:1

Color values

  • HEX #AC1E44
  • RGB rgb(172, 30, 68)
  • HSL hsl(343, 82%, 67%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 82.56, 60.47, 32.55 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #AC1E44 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

French Wine
#AC1E44 Base
#1EAC86
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

French Wine
#AC1E44 Base
#AC1E8B
#AC3F1E
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

French Wine
#AC1E44 Base
#44AC1E
#1E44AC
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

French Wine
#AC1E44 Base
#1EAC3F
#1E8BAC
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

French Wine
#AC1E44 Base
#8BAC1E
#1EAC86
#3F1EAC
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

French Wine
#AC1E44 Base
#2A0710
#6B132A
#891836
#CF2452
#DD3A65
#E87B98
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of French Wine, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#160409
#340914
#520E20
#70142C
#8E1938
French Wine #AC1E44 Base
#DA2958
#E2597E
#EA89A3
#F3B9C9
#FBE9EE
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #AC1E44. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #AC1E44;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #AC1E44;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #AC1E44;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #AC1E44,
        #67F1CC
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #AC1E44,
        #67F1CC
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$french-wine: #AC1E44;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$french-wine-r: 172;
$french-wine-g: 30;
$french-wine-b: 68;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $french-wine;
    color: rgba($french-wine-r, $french-wine-g, $french-wine-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How French Wine appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #AC1E44 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #65653F Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #434345 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #AB2525 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #5A5A5A Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to French Wine ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

French Wine #AC1E44 Base
Deep Carmine #A9203E ΔE 1.86
Amaranth Deep Purple #AB274F ΔE 2.92
Big Dip O’ruby #9C2542 ΔE 2.99
Vivid Burgundy #9F1D35 ΔE 4.27

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.