What color is #AC4F48?

#AC4F48 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Hot Sauce. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC4F48?

The RGB value is 172, 79, 72: 172 red, 79 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC4F48?

The complementary color is #48A5AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC4F48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC4F48 color

#AC4F48 rgb(172, 79, 72)

Shades of red

The hex color #AC4F48 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 31% green and 28.2% blue (172, 79, 72).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 41% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 58% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Hot Sauce (#AB4F41), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#AC4F48 color codes

HEX	`#AC4F48`
RGB	`rgb(172, 79, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 31%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 41%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 58%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 58%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.4, 37.5, 22.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.4, 43.73, 30.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.981, 14.833, 7.888)`
Decimal	`11292488`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC4F48, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AC4F48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#AC4F48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AC4F48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac4f48; }
.text { color: #ac4f48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac4f48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 79 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac4f48, #ac8148); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #AC4F48?: #AC4F48 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Hot Sauce. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC4F48?: The RGB value is 172, 79, 72: 172 red, 79 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC4F48?: The complementary color is #48A5AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC4F48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.