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#ac3733 color: Sweet Brown

#ac3733 is rgb(172, 55, 51) in RGB and oklch(50.794% 0.15351 26.139) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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2°
100%

50.8%
0.154
26°
  • Red
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Brown
  • orange-800
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.27:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.35:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #ac3733

#ac3733 is a bright red color. In OKLCH it has 50.8% lightness, 0.154 chroma and a hue of 26°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.27:1 contrast and black text 3.35:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Sweet Brown (#a83731). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-800.

More medium red colors

Lighter: #ac3733 mixed with white

  1. ac3733
  2. b74d47
  3. c1625a
  4. ca766e
  5. d38982
  6. dc9d96
  7. e4b0aa
  8. ebc4bf
  9. f2d7d4
  10. f9ebe9

Darker: #ac3733 mixed with black

  1. ac3733
  2. 952e2b
  3. 7f2623
  4. 691e1c
  5. 541614
  6. 400f0d
  7. 2d0807
  8. 1b0303
  9. 0b0101
  10. 010000

Calmer: #ac3733 with less saturation

  1. ac3733
  2. a63e39
  3. a0453f
  4. 9a4a44
  5. 934f49
  6. 8c544e
  7. 855853
  8. 7e5c58
  9. 765f5c
  10. 6e6261

Questions about #ac3733

What color is #ac3733?

#ac3733 is bright red. The closest named color is Sweet Brown. In RGB it is rgb(172, 55, 51), in HSL hsl(1.98, 54.26%, 43.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.794% 0.15351 26.139).

What colors go well with #ac3733?

The complementary color of #ac3733 is #007683. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a53668 and #a14800. The triadic partners are #037b26 and #3c5ebc.

Is white or black text more readable on #ac3733?

White text reads better on #ac3733: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and black gives 3.35:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ac3733 a warm or cool color?

#ac3733 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 26 degrees, its lightness 50.8% and its chroma 0.154.