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#ac5696 color: Brilliant Carmine

#ac5696 is rgb(172, 86, 150) in RGB and oklch(57.841% 0.13745 337.848) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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315°
100%

57.8%
0.137
338°
  • Magenta
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.64:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.53:1Readable · AA
Lc 32

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About #ac5696

#ac5696 is a soft magenta color. In OKLCH it has 57.8% lightness, 0.137 chroma and a hue of 338°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.64:1 contrast and black text 4.53:1, so white text reads better.

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

More medium magenta colors

Lighter: #ac5696 mixed with white

  1. ac5696
  2. b567a0
  3. be78ab
  4. c788b5
  5. d099bf
  6. d8aaca
  7. e0bbd4
  8. e8cbdf
  9. f0ddea
  10. f8eef4

Darker: #ac5696 mixed with black

  1. ac5696
  2. 954a82
  3. 7f3e6e
  4. 69325b
  5. 542749
  6. 401c37
  7. 2d1226
  8. 1b0816
  9. 0b0208
  10. 010001

Calmer: #ac5696 with less saturation

  1. ac5696
  2. a85b93
  3. a35f91
  4. 9e638e
  5. 9a678b
  6. 956a88
  7. 906e85
  8. 8b7182
  9. 857480
  10. 80777d

Questions about #ac5696

What color is #ac5696?

#ac5696 is soft magenta. The closest named color is Brilliant Carmine. In RGB it is rgb(172, 86, 150), in HSL hsl(315.35, 34.13%, 50.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.841% 0.13745 337.848).

What colors go well with #ac5696?

The complementary color of #ac5696 is #009159. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9061b8 and #bb526a. The triadic partners are #907900 and #008aaa.

Is white or black text more readable on #ac5696?

White text reads better on #ac5696: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and black gives 4.53:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ac5696 a warm or cool color?

#ac5696 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 338 degrees, its lightness 57.8% and its chroma 0.137.