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#ac045b color: Shy Guy Red

#ac045b is rgb(172, 4, 91) in RGB and oklch(48.378% 0.19438 359.572) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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329°
100%

48.4%
0.194
360°
  • Pink
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Cherry
  • pink-800
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.19:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
2.92:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #ac045b

#ac045b is a deep dark pink color. In OKLCH it has 48.4% lightness, 0.194 chroma and a hue of 360°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.19:1 contrast and black text 2.92:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Shy Guy Red (#aa0055). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is pink-800.

More dark pink colors

Lighter: #ac045b mixed with white

  1. ac045b
  2. b7326a
  3. c24d79
  4. cc6589
  5. d67b99
  6. de91a9
  7. e6a7ba
  8. eebdcb
  9. f4d3dc
  10. fae9ed

Darker: #ac045b mixed with black

  1. ac045b
  2. 95034e
  3. 7f0241
  4. 690135
  5. 540129
  6. 40011e
  7. 2d0013
  8. 1b0009
  9. 0b0003
  10. 010000

Calmer: #ac045b with less saturation

  1. ac045b
  2. a61f5b
  3. 9f2c5c
  4. 98365c
  5. 913e5c
  6. 8a455d
  7. 824b5d
  8. 7a515d
  9. 72565e
  10. 695a5e

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Colors that go with #ac045b

Complementary
#ac045b#007260
Analogous
#ac045b#962192#b30a03
Triadic
#ac045b#566800#0066a3
Split
#ac045b#007620#006d7e

Questions about #ac045b

What color is #ac045b?

#ac045b is deep dark pink. The closest named color is Shy Guy Red. In RGB it is rgb(172, 4, 91), in HSL hsl(328.93, 95.45%, 34.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.378% 0.19438 359.572).

What colors go well with #ac045b?

The complementary color of #ac045b is #007260. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #962192 and #b30a03. The triadic partners are #566800 and #0066a3.

Is white or black text more readable on #ac045b?

White text reads better on #ac045b: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and black gives 2.92:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ac045b a warm or cool color?

#ac045b is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 360 degrees, its lightness 48.4% and its chroma 0.194.