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#AC162C Winnipeg Jets Red
#AC162C is a mid-tone, vivid red, close to the color Cranberry Red. In RGB it’s made of 67.5% red, 8.6% green, and 17.3% blue. Its hue is 351°, with 77% saturation and 38% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #AC162C.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
7.23:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.91:1 FailThis color as text on white
7.23:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.91:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #AC162C as they’d see it.
#AC162C in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
Get startedTeam colors
The Winnipeg Jets use #AC162C as their red. Here is the full team palette.
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Questions about #AC162C
What color is #AC162C?
#AC162C is a mid-tone, vivid red, close to the color Cranberry Red. In RGB it’s made of 67.5% red, 8.6% green, and 17.3% blue. Its hue is 351°, with 77% saturation and 38% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #AC162C in RGB?
#AC162C is rgb(172, 22, 44): 172 red, 22 green, and 44 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #AC162C in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 87, 74, 33). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #AC162C?
PANTONE 187 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #AC162C?
Its complement #046355 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.