Recognised as Colour
#AC0F26
- #AC0F26
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#AC0F26 is a red with RGB values 172, 15, 38 and HSL 351°, 84%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#AC0F26#AC0F26
HEX#AC0F26
RGBrgb(172, 15, 38)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.0588, 0.149
RGB percentages67.5%, 5.9%, 14.9%
HSLhsl(351.2, 84%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(351.2, 91.3%, 67.5%)
CMYK0%, 91.3%, 77.9%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,276,070
CSS custom property--colour: #AC0F26;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.09252WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.37:1
Contrast with white7.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#53F0D9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0FAC95
Analogous#AC0F74, #AC470F
Triadic#26AC0F, #0F26AC
Split complementary#0FAC47, #0F74AC
Tetradic#74AC0F, #0FAC95, #470FAC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R172
G15
B38
Red172 (67.5%)
Green15 (5.9%)
Blue38 (14.9%)
Hue351.21°
Saturation (HSL)83.96%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AC · G 0F · B 26
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