Recognised as Colour

#AC3E72

#AC3E72
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#AC3E72 is a red with RGB values 172, 62, 114 and HSL 332°, 47%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#AC3E72

RGBrgb(172, 62, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.2431, 0.4471

RGB percentages67.5%, 24.3%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(331.6, 47%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(331.6, 64%, 67.5%)

CMYK0%, 64%, 33.7%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,288,178

CSS custom property--colour: #AC3E72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13431WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.7:1

Contrast with white5.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#53C18D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F5A74no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E6E6Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B93653no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 18.8 Medium violet red · ΔE 23.1 Hot pink · ΔE 26.7 Indian red · ΔE 30.3 Purple · ΔE 34.6 Orchid · ΔE 34.8

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 18.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3EAC78

Analogous#AC3EA9, #AC413E

Triadic#72AC3E, #3E72AC

Split complementary#3EAC41, #3EA9AC

Tetradic#A9AC3E, #3EAC78, #413EAC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ECCADA

Lighter +30%#DEA5C0

Lighter +20%#D17FA6

Lighter +10%#C35A8C

Darker −10%#873059

Darker −20%#612340

Darker −30%#3C1527

Darker −40%#16080F

More saturated +25%#C92170

Less saturated −25%#8F5B74

Channel breakdown

R172

G62

B114

Red172 (67.5%)

Green62 (24.3%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue331.64°

Saturation (HSL)47.01%

Lightness45.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AC · G 3E · B 72

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