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#ac4e45 color: Squig Orange

#ac4e45 is rgb(172, 78, 69) in RGB and oklch(54.159% 0.12529 27.512) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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5°
100%

54.2%
0.125
28°
  • Red
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sienna
  • amber-700
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.34:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
3.93:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #ac4e45

#ac4e45 is a soft red color. In OKLCH it has 54.2% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 28°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.34:1 contrast and black text 3.93:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Squig Orange (#aa4f44). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.

More medium red colors

Lighter: #ac4e45 mixed with white

  1. ac4e45
  2. b66057
  3. bf7268
  4. c9837a
  5. d1948c
  6. daa69f
  7. e2b7b1
  8. eac9c4
  9. f1dbd8
  10. f8edeb

Darker: #ac4e45 mixed with black

  1. ac4e45
  2. 95433b
  3. 7f3831
  4. 692d27
  5. 54231e
  6. 401915
  7. 2d0f0c
  8. 1b0705
  9. 0b0202
  10. 010000

Calmer: #ac4e45 with less saturation

  1. ac4e45
  2. a7524a
  3. a1574e
  4. 9c5a53
  5. 965e57
  6. 90615b
  7. 8a645f
  8. 846763
  9. 7d6a67
  10. 766d6b

Questions about #ac4e45

What color is #ac4e45?

#ac4e45 is soft red. The closest named color is Squig Orange. In RGB it is rgb(172, 78, 69), in HSL hsl(5.24, 42.74%, 47.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.159% 0.12529 27.512).

What colors go well with #ac4e45?

The complementary color of #ac4e45 is #008091. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a74c6f and #a4590e. The triadic partners are #328242 and #4f6ab8.

Is white or black text more readable on #ac4e45?

White text reads better on #ac4e45: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and black gives 3.93:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ac4e45 a warm or cool color?

#ac4e45 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 28 degrees, its lightness 54.2% and its chroma 0.125.