Recognised as Colour

#AC2D48

#AC2D48
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#AC2D48 is a red with RGB values 172, 45, 72 and HSL 347°, 59%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#AC2D48

RGBrgb(172, 45, 72)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.1765, 0.2824

RGB percentages67.5%, 17.6%, 28.2%

HSLhsl(347.2, 58.5%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(347.2, 73.8%, 67.5%)

CMYK0%, 73.8%, 58.1%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,283,784

CSS custom property--colour: #AC2D48;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11115WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.1 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#4A4A4A

Inverted#53D2B7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E4D48no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F6745no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.4 from the original

Tritanopia#BC0538no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16 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

Brown · ΔE 15.9 Indian red · ΔE 17.2 Firebrick · ΔE 22.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 26.4 Crimson · ΔE 27.1 Maroon · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 15.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2DAC91

Analogous#AC2D88, #AC522D

Triadic#48AC2D, #2D48AC

Split complementary#2DAC52, #2D88AC

Tetradic#88AC2D, #2DAC91, #512DAC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDB8C4

Lighter +30%#E290A1

Lighter +20%#D7687F

Lighter +10%#CD3F5D

Darker −10%#842237

Darker −20%#5B1826

Darker −30%#330D15

Darker −40%#0A0304

More saturated +25%#C71238

Less saturated −25%#914858

Channel breakdown

R172

G45

B72

Red172 (67.5%)

Green45 (17.6%)

Blue72 (28.2%)

Hue347.24°

Saturation (HSL)58.53%

Lightness42.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AC · G 2D · B 48

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