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#ac4e3f color: Hot Sauce

#ac4e3f is rgb(172, 78, 63) in RGB and oklch(54.053% 0.12669 30.88) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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8°
100%

54.1%
0.127
31°
  • Red
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sienna
  • amber-700
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.36:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.92:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #ac4e3f

#ac4e3f is a soft red color. In OKLCH it has 54.1% lightness, 0.127 chroma and a hue of 31°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.36:1 contrast and black text 3.92:1, 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: #ac4e3f mixed with white

  1. ac4e3f
  2. b66051
  3. bf7264
  4. c98376
  5. d19489
  6. daa69c
  7. e2b7af
  8. eac9c3
  9. f1dbd7
  10. f8edeb

Darker: #ac4e3f mixed with black

  1. ac4e3f
  2. 954335
  3. 7f382c
  4. 692d23
  5. 54231b
  6. 401912
  7. 2d0f0a
  8. 1b0704
  9. 0b0201
  10. 010000

Calmer: #ac4e3f with less saturation

  1. ac4e3f
  2. a75244
  3. a1574a
  4. 9c5a4f
  5. 965e54
  6. 906158
  7. 8a645d
  8. 846761
  9. 7d6a66
  10. 766c6a

Questions about #ac4e3f

What color is #ac4e3f?

#ac4e3f is soft red. The closest named color is Hot Sauce. In RGB it is rgb(172, 78, 63), in HSL hsl(8.26, 46.38%, 46.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.053% 0.12669 30.88).

What colors go well with #ac4e3f?

The complementary color of #ac4e3f is #007f94. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a84b6b and #a25a00. The triadic partners are #268346 and #5468b8.

Is white or black text more readable on #ac4e3f?

White text reads better on #ac4e3f: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and black gives 3.92:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ac4e3f a warm or cool color?

#ac4e3f is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 31 degrees, its lightness 54.1% and its chroma 0.127.