Skip to the color picker

#ac343a color: Red Ink

#ac343a is rgb(172, 52, 58) in RGB and oklch(50.574% 0.15572 22.003) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

357°
100%

50.6%
0.156
22°
  • Red
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Brown
  • orange-800
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.35:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.31:1Hard to read
Lc 24

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #ac343a

#ac343a is a bright red color. In OKLCH it has 50.6% lightness, 0.156 chroma and a hue of 22°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.35:1 contrast and black text 3.31:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Red Ink (#ac3235). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-800.

More medium red colors

Lighter: #ac343a mixed with white

  1. ac343a
  2. b74b4d
  3. c1605f
  4. ca7472
  5. d48885
  6. dc9c99
  7. e4afac
  8. ecc3c1
  9. f3d7d5
  10. f9ebea

Darker: #ac343a mixed with black

  1. ac343a
  2. 952c31
  3. 7f2428
  4. 691c20
  5. 541518
  6. 400e10
  7. 2d0709
  8. 1b0304
  9. 0b0101
  10. 010000

Calmer: #ac343a with less saturation

  1. ac343a
  2. a63c3f
  3. a04343
  4. 994848
  5. 934e4c
  6. 8c5251
  7. 855755
  8. 7e5a59
  9. 765e5d
  10. 6e6261

Questions about #ac343a

What color is #ac343a?

#ac343a is bright red. The closest named color is Red Ink. In RGB it is rgb(172, 52, 58), in HSL hsl(357, 53.57%, 43.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.574% 0.15572 22.003).

What colors go well with #ac343a?

The complementary color of #ac343a is #00767e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a3356e and #a54300. The triadic partners are #1e7917 and #305fbc.

Is white or black text more readable on #ac343a?

White text reads better on #ac343a: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and black gives 3.31:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ac343a a warm or cool color?

#ac343a is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 22 degrees, its lightness 50.6% and its chroma 0.156.