Colour

#AC556E

#AC556E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#AC556E is a red with RGB values 172, 85, 110 and HSL 343°, 34%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#AC556E#AC556E

HEX#AC556E

RGBrgb(172, 85, 110)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.3333, 0.4314

RGB percentages67.5%, 33.3%, 43.1%

HSLhsl(342.8, 34.4%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(342.8, 50.6%, 67.5%)

CMYK0%, 50.6%, 36%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,294,062

CSS custom property--colour: #AC556E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16393WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.91:1

Contrast with white4.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#53AA91

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#64666Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#7A776Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B94E5Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 15.1 Indian red · ΔE 21.6 Light coral · ΔE 25.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 27 Brown · ΔE 32 Salmon · ΔE 33.9

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 15.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#55AC93

Analogous#AC559A, #AC6755

Triadic#6EAC55, #556EAC

Split complementary#55AC68, #559AAC

Tetradic#9AAC55, #55AC93, #6755AC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFDEE3

Lighter +30%#DEBCC6

Lighter +20%#CD9AA8

Lighter +10%#BD778B

Darker −10%#8A4458

Darker −20%#683342

Darker −30%#46222C

Darker −40%#241117

More saturated +25%#CC3561

Less saturated −25%#8C757B

Channel breakdown

R172

G85

B110

Red172 (67.5%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue110 (43.1%)

Hue342.76°

Saturation (HSL)34.39%

Lightness50.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AC · G 55 · B 6E

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