#AC001A · Cranberry

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#AC001A is a medium, highly saturated red color, closest to Cranberry and near Cranberry and Chili. In OKLCH it has 47% lightness and 0.19 chroma at hue 25°. Red suggests energy, urgency and appetite; it draws the eye faster than any other hue, which makes #AC001A a natural choice for calls to action, sale banners, food and sports brands. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes.

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HEX#AC001A
RGBrgb(172, 0, 26)
HSLhsl(351, 100%, 34%)
CMYK0, 100, 85, 33
CSS var--cranberry
Contrast7.58:1 white · 2.77:1 black

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How to use #AC001A

White text passes WCAG AA on #AC001A (7.58:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #AC001A with its analogous neighbors #AD0071 and #AD3D00; for contrast use its complement #00AD93 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--cranberry: #AC001A;

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