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#ac5491 color: Brilliant Carmine

#ac5491 is rgb(172, 84, 145) in RGB and oklch(57.339% 0.13701 340.381) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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318°
100%

57.3%
0.137
340°
  • Pink
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.74:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.43:1Hard to read
Lc 32

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About #ac5491

#ac5491 is a soft pink color. In OKLCH it has 57.3% lightness, 0.137 chroma and a hue of 340°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.74:1 contrast and black text 4.43:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Brilliant Carmine (#ad548f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium pink colors

Lighter: #ac5491 mixed with white

  1. ac5491
  2. b5659c
  3. bf76a6
  4. c787b1
  5. d098bc
  6. d8a9c7
  7. e1bad2
  8. e9cbdd
  9. f0dce8
  10. f8edf4

Darker: #ac5491 mixed with black

  1. ac5491
  2. 95487d
  3. 7f3c6a
  4. 693158
  5. 542646
  6. 401b35
  7. 2d1125
  8. 1b0815
  9. 0b0207
  10. 010001

Calmer: #ac5491 with less saturation

  1. ac5491
  2. a7598f
  3. a35d8c
  4. 9e618a
  5. 996587
  6. 946885
  7. 8f6c82
  8. 8a6f80
  9. 84727d
  10. 7e757b

Questions about #ac5491

What color is #ac5491?

#ac5491 is soft pink. The closest named color is Brilliant Carmine. In RGB it is rgb(172, 84, 145), in HSL hsl(318.41, 34.65%, 50.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.339% 0.13701 340.381).

What colors go well with #ac5491?

The complementary color of #ac5491 is #00905c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #915eb4 and #ba5165. The triadic partners are #8b7900 and #0088ab.

Is white or black text more readable on #ac5491?

White text reads better on #ac5491: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and black gives 4.43:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ac5491 a warm or cool color?

#ac5491 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 340 degrees, its lightness 57.3% and its chroma 0.137.