Recognised as Colour

#AC285E

#AC285E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#AC285E is a red with RGB values 172, 40, 94 and HSL 335°, 62%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#AC285E

RGBrgb(172, 40, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.1569, 0.3686

RGB percentages67.5%, 15.7%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(335.5, 62.3%, 41.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(335.5, 76.7%, 67.5%)

CMYK0%, 76.7%, 45.3%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,282,526

CSS custom property--colour: #AC285E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11096WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.52:1

Contrast with white6.52:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#53D7A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#474D5Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A675Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.7 from the original

Tritanopia#BB0D40no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 22.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 23.4 Indian red · ΔE 27.5 Hot pink · ΔE 29.4 Brown · ΔE 30.2 Deep pink · ΔE 33.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 22.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#28AC76

Analogous#AC28A0, #AC3428

Triadic#5EAC28, #285EAC

Split complementary#28AC34, #28A0AC

Tetradic#A0AC28, #28AC76, #3428AC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDB3CB

Lighter +30%#E489AE

Lighter +20%#DA6092

Lighter +10%#D03776

Darker −10%#831E47

Darker −20%#591531

Darker −30%#300B1A

Darker −40%#060204

More saturated +25%#C70D59

Less saturated −25%#924363

Channel breakdown

R172

G40

B94

Red172 (67.5%)

Green40 (15.7%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue335.45°

Saturation (HSL)62.26%

Lightness41.57%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AC · G 28 · B 5E

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