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#ac4e3d color: Hot Sauce

#ac4e3d is rgb(172, 78, 61) in RGB and oklch(54.019% 0.12722 31.946) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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9°
100%

54%
0.127
32°
  • Red
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sienna
  • amber-700
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.37:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.91:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #ac4e3d

#ac4e3d is a soft red color. In OKLCH it has 54% lightness, 0.127 chroma and a hue of 32°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.37:1 contrast and black text 3.91:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Hot Sauce (#ab4f41). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.

More medium red colors

Lighter: #ac4e3d mixed with white

  1. ac4e3d
  2. b66050
  3. bf7262
  4. c98375
  5. d19488
  6. daa69b
  7. e2b7af
  8. eac9c2
  9. f1dbd6
  10. f8edea

Darker: #ac4e3d mixed with black

  1. ac4e3d
  2. 954334
  3. 7f382b
  4. 692d22
  5. 54231a
  6. 401912
  7. 2d0f0a
  8. 1b0704
  9. 0b0201
  10. 010000

Calmer: #ac4e3d with less saturation

  1. ac4e3d
  2. a75243
  3. a15748
  4. 9c5a4d
  5. 965e53
  6. 906157
  7. 8a645c
  8. 846761
  9. 7d6a66
  10. 766c6a

Questions about #ac4e3d

What color is #ac4e3d?

#ac4e3d is soft red. The closest named color is Hot Sauce. In RGB it is rgb(172, 78, 61), in HSL hsl(9.19, 47.64%, 45.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.019% 0.12722 31.946).

What colors go well with #ac4e3d?

The complementary color of #ac4e3d is #007f95. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a84b69 and #a25a00. The triadic partners are #228348 and #5568b8.

Is white or black text more readable on #ac4e3d?

White text reads better on #ac4e3d: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and black gives 3.91:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ac4e3d a warm or cool color?

#ac4e3d is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 32 degrees, its lightness 54% and its chroma 0.127.