Recognised as Colour

#AC2D2B

#AC2D2B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#AC2D2B is a red with RGB values 172, 45, 43 and HSL 1°, 60%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#AC2D2B#AC2D2B

HEX#AC2D2B

RGBrgb(172, 45, 43)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.1765, 0.1686

RGB percentages67.5%, 17.6%, 16.9%

HSLhsl(0.9, 60%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0.9, 75%, 67.5%)

CMYK0%, 73.8%, 75%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,283,755

CSS custom property--colour: #AC2D2B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10822WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.64:1

Contrast with white6.64:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#53D2D4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#534B29no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#726726no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.4 from the original

Tritanopia#BD002Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 2.8 Firebrick · ΔE 7.3 Dark red · ΔE 14.4 Maroon · ΔE 15.2 Indian red · ΔE 18.4 Crimson · ΔE 21.5

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 2.76, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2BAAAC

Analogous#AC2B6A, #AC6E2B

Triadic#2BAC2D, #2D2BAC

Split complementary#2BAC6E, #2B69AC

Tetradic#69AC2B, #2BAAAC, #6E2BAC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDB7B6

Lighter +30%#E38F8D

Lighter +20%#D86665

Lighter +10%#CE3E3C

Darker −10%#832221

Darker −20%#5A1817

Darker −30%#320D0C

Darker −40%#090202

More saturated +25%#C71310

Less saturated −25%#914746

Channel breakdown

R172

G45

B43

Red172 (67.5%)

Green45 (17.6%)

Blue43 (16.9%)

Hue0.93°

Saturation (HSL)60%

Lightness42.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AC · G 2D · B 2B

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Colour harmonies

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