Colour

#AC2E61

#AC2E61
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#AC2E61 is a red with RGB values 172, 46, 97 and HSL 336°, 58%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#AC2E61

RGBrgb(172, 46, 97)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.1804, 0.3804

RGB percentages67.5%, 18%, 38%

HSLhsl(335.7, 57.8%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(335.7, 73.3%, 67.5%)

CMYK0%, 73.3%, 43.6%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,284,065

CSS custom property--colour: #AC2E61;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11588WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.33:1

Contrast with white6.33:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C

Inverted#53D19E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#495062no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6B685Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.5 from the original

Tritanopia#BB1B44no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 21.9 Medium violet red · ΔE 23.1 Indian red · ΔE 27 Hot pink · ΔE 29 Brown · ΔE 30.7 Light coral · ΔE 34

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 21.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2EAC79

Analogous#AC2EA0, #AC3A2E

Triadic#61AC2E, #2E61AC

Split complementary#2EAC3A, #2EA0AC

Tetradic#A0AC2E, #2EAC79, #3A2EAC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ECBACE

Lighter +30%#E291B2

Lighter +20%#D76996

Lighter +10%#CC4179

Darker −10%#84234A

Darker −20%#5C1834

Darker −30%#330E1D

Darker −40%#0B0306

More saturated +25%#C7135C

Less saturated −25%#914966

Channel breakdown

R172

G46

B97

Red172 (67.5%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue97 (38%)

Hue335.71°

Saturation (HSL)57.8%

Lightness42.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AC · G 2E · B 61

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