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#AC5259

#AC5259 is a mid-tone, muted red, close to the color Smoky Topaz. In RGB it’s made of 67.5% red, 32.2% green, and 34.9% blue. Its hue is 355°, with 35% saturation and 50% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.

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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #AC5259 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#AC5259
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #AC5259?

#AC5259 is a mid-tone, muted red, close to the color Smoky Topaz. In RGB it’s made of 67.5% red, 32.2% green, and 34.9% blue. Its hue is 355°, with 35% saturation and 50% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.

What is #AC5259 in RGB?

#AC5259 is rgb(172, 82, 89): 172 red, 82 green, and 89 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #AC5259 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 52, 48, 33). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #AC5259?

PANTONE 7419 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #AC5259?

Its complement #187B75 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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