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#ac2932 color: Emperor Cherry Red

#ac2932 is rgb(172, 41, 50) in RGB and oklch(49.351% 0.16679 22.461) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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356°
100%

49.4%
0.167
22°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Brown
  • orange-800
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.74:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.12:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #ac2932

#ac2932 is a deep dark red color. In OKLCH it has 49.4% lightness, 0.167 chroma and a hue of 22°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.74:1 contrast and black text 3.12:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Emperor Cherry Red (#ac2c32). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-800.

More dark red colors

Lighter: #ac2932 mixed with white

  1. ac2932
  2. b74346
  3. c15a59
  4. cb6f6d
  5. d48480
  6. dd9895
  7. e5ada9
  8. ecc1be
  9. f3d6d3
  10. f9eae9

Darker: #ac2932 mixed with black

  1. ac2932
  2. 95222a
  3. 7f1c22
  4. 69151b
  5. 540f14
  6. 40090d
  7. 2d0507
  8. 1b0203
  9. 0b0101
  10. 010000

Calmer: #ac2932 with less saturation

  1. ac2932
  2. a63338
  3. 9f3b3d
  4. 994242
  5. 924847
  6. 8b4d4b
  7. 835250
  8. 7c5654
  9. 735a59
  10. 6b5e5d

Questions about #ac2932

What color is #ac2932?

#ac2932 is deep dark red. The closest named color is Emperor Cherry Red. In RGB it is rgb(172, 41, 50), in HSL hsl(355.88, 61.5%, 41.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.351% 0.16679 22.461).

What colors go well with #ac2932?

The complementary color of #ac2932 is #00727b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a32a6a and #9f4100. The triadic partners are #037702 and #295abe.

Is white or black text more readable on #ac2932?

White text reads better on #ac2932: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and black gives 3.12:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ac2932 a warm or cool color?

#ac2932 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 22 degrees, its lightness 49.4% and its chroma 0.167.