Recognised as Colour
#AC102D
- #AC102D
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#AC102D is a red with RGB values 172, 16, 45 and HSL 349°, 83%, 37%. 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
#AC102D#AC102D
HEX#AC102D
RGBrgb(172, 16, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.0627, 0.1765
RGB percentages67.5%, 6.3%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(348.8, 83%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348.8, 90.7%, 67.5%)
CMYK0%, 90.7%, 73.8%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,276,333
CSS custom property--colour: #AC102D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.09331WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.33:1
Contrast with white7.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#53EFD2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#10AC8F
Analogous#AC107B, #AC4110
Triadic#2DAC10, #102DAC
Split complementary#10AC41, #107BAC
Tetradic#7BAC10, #10AC8F, #4110AC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R172
G16
B45
Red172 (67.5%)
Green16 (6.3%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue348.85°
Saturation (HSL)82.98%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AC · G 10 · B 2D
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