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#ac5950 color: Artisan Red

#ac5950 is rgb(172, 89, 80) in RGB and oklch(56.098% 0.1102 27.531) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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6°
100%

56.1%
0.110
28°
  • Red
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sienna
  • amber-700
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.88:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.30:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #ac5950

#ac5950 is a soft red color. In OKLCH it has 56.1% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 28°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.88:1 contrast and black text 4.3:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Artisan Red (#ac5b50). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.

More medium red colors

Lighter: #ac5950 mixed with white

  1. ac5950
  2. b66960
  3. bf7a71
  4. c88a82
  5. d09a93
  6. d9aba4
  7. e1bbb6
  8. e9ccc8
  9. f0ddda
  10. f8eeec

Darker: #ac5950 mixed with black

  1. ac5950
  2. 954c44
  3. 7f4039
  4. 69342e
  5. 542824
  6. 401d1a
  7. 2d1310
  8. 1b0907
  9. 0b0302
  10. 010000

Calmer: #ac5950 with less saturation

  1. ac5950
  2. a75d54
  3. a26058
  4. 9d635c
  5. 98665f
  6. 936963
  7. 8d6b67
  8. 876e6a
  9. 81706e
  10. 7b7271

Questions about #ac5950

What color is #ac5950?

#ac5950 is soft red. The closest named color is Artisan Red. In RGB it is rgb(172, 89, 80), in HSL hsl(5.87, 36.51%, 49.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.098% 0.1102 27.531).

What colors go well with #ac5950?

The complementary color of #ac5950 is #008696. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a75775 and #a4622b. The triadic partners are #43864e and #5871b5.

Is white or black text more readable on #ac5950?

White text reads better on #ac5950: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and black gives 4.3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ac5950 a warm or cool color?

#ac5950 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 28 degrees, its lightness 56.1% and its chroma 0.11.