Recognised as Colour

#AC0C40

#AC0C40
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#AC0C40 is a red with RGB values 172, 12, 64 and HSL 341°, 87%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#AC0C40#AC0C40

HEX#AC0C40

RGBrgb(172, 12, 64)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.0471, 0.251

RGB percentages67.5%, 4.7%, 25.1%

HSLhsl(340.5, 87%, 36.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340.5, 93%, 67.5%)

CMYK0%, 93%, 62.8%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,275,328

CSS custom property--colour: #AC0C40;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09404WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.29:1

Contrast with white7.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#323232

Inverted#53F3BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#434241no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A613Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.9 from the original

Tritanopia#BD0027no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 17.8 Firebrick · ΔE 22.1 Crimson · ΔE 23 Indian red · ΔE 23.4 Maroon · ΔE 27.5 Dark red · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 17.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0CAC78

Analogous#AC0C90, #AC280C

Triadic#40AC0C, #0C40AC

Split complementary#0CAC28, #0C90AC

Tetradic#90AC0C, #0CAC78, #280CAC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F78DAF

Lighter +30%#F45D8E

Lighter +20%#F02E6D

Lighter +10%#DC0F52

Darker −10%#7C092E

Darker −20%#4D051D

Darker −30%#1D020B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B8003C

Less saturated −25%#952348

Channel breakdown

R172

G12

B64

Red172 (67.5%)

Green12 (4.7%)

Blue64 (25.1%)

Hue340.5°

Saturation (HSL)86.96%

Lightness36.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AC · G 0C · B 40

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