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Recognised as Colour

#AC0254

  • #AC0254
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#AC0254 is a red with RGB values 172, 2, 84 and HSL 331°, 98%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#AC0254#AC0254
HEX#AC0254
RGBrgb(172, 2, 84)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.0078, 0.3294
RGB percentages67.5%, 0.8%, 32.9%
HSLhsl(331.1, 97.7%, 34.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(331.1, 98.8%, 67.5%)
CMYK0%, 98.8%, 51.2%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,272,788
CSS custom property--colour: #AC0254;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09454WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.26:1
Contrast with white7.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#53FDAB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C4355no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#666150no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.4 from the original
Tritanopia#BC0030no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 21.7Pale violetred · ΔE 29.4Brown · ΔE 30.2Deep pink · ΔE 30.4Indian red · ΔE 30.8Hot pink · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 21.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#02AC5A
Analogous#AC02A9, #AC0502
Triadic#54AC02, #0254AC
Split complementary#02AC05, #02A9AC
Tetradic#A9AC02, #02AC5A, #0502AC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FD7DBB
Lighter +30%#FD4AA0
Lighter +20%#FC1886
Lighter +10%#DE036D
Darker −10%#7A013B
Darker −20%#470123
Darker −30%#15000A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#AE0054
Less saturated −25%#961855

Channel breakdown

R172
G2
B84
Red172 (67.5%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue84 (32.9%)
Hue331.06°
Saturation (HSL)97.7%
Lightness34.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AC · G 02 · B 54

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