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#ac2d32 color: Emperor Cherry Red

#ac2d32 is rgb(172, 45, 50) in RGB and oklch(49.722% 0.16325 23.478) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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358°
100%

49.7%
0.163
23°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Brown
  • orange-800
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.61:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.18:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #ac2d32

#ac2d32 is a deep dark red color. In OKLCH it has 49.7% lightness, 0.163 chroma and a hue of 23°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.61:1 contrast and black text 3.18:1, 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: #ac2d32 mixed with white

  1. ac2d32
  2. b74646
  3. c15c59
  4. cb716d
  5. d48581
  6. dd9995
  7. e5aea9
  8. ecc2be
  9. f3d6d4
  10. f9eae9

Darker: #ac2d32 mixed with black

  1. ac2d32
  2. 95262a
  3. 7f1f22
  4. 69181b
  5. 541114
  6. 400b0d
  7. 2d0607
  8. 1b0203
  9. 0b0101
  10. 010000

Calmer: #ac2d32 with less saturation

  1. ac2d32
  2. a63638
  3. 9f3e3d
  4. 994442
  5. 924a47
  6. 8b4f4c
  7. 845351
  8. 7c5855
  9. 745b5a
  10. 6c5f5e

Questions about #ac2d32

What color is #ac2d32?

#ac2d32 is deep dark red. The closest named color is Emperor Cherry Red. In RGB it is rgb(172, 45, 50), in HSL hsl(357.64, 58.53%, 42.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.722% 0.16325 23.478).

What colors go well with #ac2d32?

The complementary color of #ac2d32 is #00737d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a32d6a and #a04300. The triadic partners are #017810 and #2f5bbe.

Is white or black text more readable on #ac2d32?

White text reads better on #ac2d32: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and black gives 3.18:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ac2d32 a warm or cool color?

#ac2d32 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 23 degrees, its lightness 49.7% and its chroma 0.163.