Colour
#AC080E
- #AC080E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#AC080E is a red with RGB values 172, 8, 14 and HSL 358°, 91%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#AC080E#AC080E
HEX#AC080E
RGBrgb(172, 8, 14)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.0314, 0.0549
RGB percentages67.5%, 3.1%, 5.5%
HSLhsl(357.8, 91.1%, 35.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(357.8, 95.3%, 67.5%)
CMYK0%, 95.3%, 91.9%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,274,254
CSS custom property--colour: #AC080E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08976WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.51:1
Contrast with white7.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#53F7F1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#08ACA6
Analogous#AC0860, #AC5408
Triadic#0EAC08, #080EAC
Split complementary#08AC54, #0860AC
Tetradic#60AC08, #08ACA6, #5408AC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R172
G8
B14
Red172 (67.5%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue14 (5.5%)
Hue357.8°
Saturation (HSL)91.11%
Lightness35.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AC · G 08 · B 0E
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