Skip to the color picker

#ac5262 color: Grenadine

#ac5262 is rgb(172, 82, 98) in RGB and oklch(55.427% 0.1185 10.599) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

349°
100%

55.4%
0.119
11°
  • Rose
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • mauve-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.08:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.14:1Hard to read
Lc 29

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 #ac5262

#ac5262 is a soft rose color. In OKLCH it has 55.4% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 11°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.08:1 contrast and black text 4.14:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Grenadine (#ac545e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium rose colors

Lighter: #ac5262 mixed with white

  1. ac5262
  2. b66370
  3. bf747f
  4. c8858e
  5. d1969e
  6. d9a7ad
  7. e1b9bd
  8. e9cacd
  9. f1dbde
  10. f8edee

Darker: #ac5262 mixed with black

  1. ac5262
  2. 954654
  3. 7f3b47
  4. 692f3a
  5. 54252d
  6. 401a21
  7. 2d1116
  8. 1b080b
  9. 0b0203
  10. 010000

Calmer: #ac5262 with less saturation

  1. ac5262
  2. a75664
  3. a25a65
  4. 9d5e67
  5. 976169
  6. 92646a
  7. 8c686c
  8. 866b6e
  9. 806d6f
  10. 7a7071

Questions about #ac5262

What color is #ac5262?

#ac5262 is soft rose. The closest named color is Grenadine. In RGB it is rgb(172, 82, 98), in HSL hsl(349.33, 35.43%, 49.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.427% 0.1185 10.599).

What colors go well with #ac5262?

The complementary color of #ac5262 is #008782. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a05588 and #ac5839. The triadic partners are #5a802f and #3676b5.

Is white or black text more readable on #ac5262?

White text reads better on #ac5262: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and black gives 4.14:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ac5262 a warm or cool color?

#ac5262 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 11 degrees, its lightness 55.4% and its chroma 0.119.