Recognised as Colour
#AC023B
- #AC023B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#AC023B is a red with RGB values 172, 2, 59 and HSL 340°, 98%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#AC023B#AC023B
HEX#AC023B
RGBrgb(172, 2, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.0078, 0.2314
RGB percentages67.5%, 0.8%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(339.9, 97.7%, 34.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(339.9, 98.8%, 67.5%)
CMYK0%, 98.8%, 65.7%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,272,763
CSS custom property--colour: #AC023B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.0913WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.43:1
Contrast with white7.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#53FDC4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#02AC73
Analogous#AC0290, #AC1E02
Triadic#3BAC02, #023BAC
Split complementary#02AC1E, #0290AC
Tetradic#90AC02, #02AC73, #1E02AC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R172
G2
B59
Red172 (67.5%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue339.88°
Saturation (HSL)97.7%
Lightness34.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AC · G 02 · B 3B
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