Recognised as Colour

#AC0C02

#AC0C02
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#AC0C02 is a red with RGB values 172, 12, 2 and HSL 4°, 98%, 34%. 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

#AC0C02#AC0C02

HEX#AC0C02

RGBrgb(172, 12, 2)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.0471, 0.0078

RGB percentages67.5%, 4.7%, 0.8%

HSLhsl(3.5, 97.7%, 34.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(3.5, 98.8%, 67.5%)

CMYK0%, 93%, 98.8%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,275,266

CSS custom property--colour: #AC0C02;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09038WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.48:1

Contrast with white7.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D

Inverted#53F3FD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#493F00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E6000no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62 from the original

Tritanopia#BE000Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 12.3 Dark red · ΔE 13.4 Maroon · ΔE 18.4 Brown · ΔE 20.7 Crimson · ΔE 23 Tomato · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 12.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#02A2AC

Analogous#AC024D, #AC6102

Triadic#02AC0C, #0C02AC

Split complementary#02AC61, #024DAC

Tetradic#4DAC02, #02A2AC, #6102AC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FD847D

Lighter +30%#FD554A

Lighter +20%#FC2518

Lighter +10%#DE1003

Darker −10%#7A0801

Darker −20%#470501

Darker −30%#150100

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#AE0A00

Less saturated −25%#961F18

Channel breakdown

R172

G12

Red172 (67.5%)

Green12 (4.7%)

Blue2 (0.8%)

Hue3.53°

Saturation (HSL)97.7%

Lightness34.12%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AC · G 0C · B 02

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