Colour

#AC5240

#AC5240
Red
Dark
Nearest: Sienna

#AC5240 is a red with RGB values 172, 82, 64 and HSL 10°, 46%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

#AC5240#AC5240

HEX#AC5240

RGBrgb(172, 82, 64)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.3216, 0.251

RGB percentages67.5%, 32.2%, 25.1%

HSLhsl(10, 45.8%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(10, 62.8%, 67.5%)

CMYK0%, 52.3%, 62.8%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,293,248

CSS custom property--colour: #AC5240;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15175WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.2:1

Contrast with white5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#646464

Inverted#53ADBF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#69613Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#7F743Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original

Tritanopia#BC424Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 10.1 Indian red · ΔE 13.4 Brown · ΔE 16.8 Saddle brown · ΔE 18 Light coral · ΔE 23.1 Salmon · ΔE 23.6

Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 10.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#409AAC

Analogous#AC4064, #AC8840

Triadic#40AC52, #5240AC

Split complementary#40AC88, #4064AC

Tetradic#64AC40, #409AAC, #8840AC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ECD1CC

Lighter +30%#DEB0A7

Lighter +20%#D08F82

Lighter +10%#C36D5C

Darker −10%#874032

Darker −20%#622F24

Darker −30%#3C1D17

Darker −40%#170B09

More saturated +25%#CA3E22

Less saturated −25%#8F665E

Channel breakdown

R172

G82

B64

Red172 (67.5%)

Green82 (32.2%)

Blue64 (25.1%)

Hue10°

Saturation (HSL)45.76%

Lightness46.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AC · G 52 · B 40

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