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Recognised as Colour

#AC5A5E

  • #AC5A5E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#AC5A5E is a red with RGB values 172, 90, 94 and HSL 357°, 33%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#AC5A5E#AC5A5E
HEX#AC5A5E
RGBrgb(172, 90, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.3529, 0.3686
RGB percentages67.5%, 35.3%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(357.1, 33.1%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(357.1, 47.7%, 67.5%)
CMYK0%, 47.7%, 45.3%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,295,326
CSS custom property--colour: #AC5A5E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16891WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.8:1
Contrast with white4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#53A5A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B685Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7F795Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Tritanopia#BA505Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 15.3Light coral · ΔE 21.2Pale violetred · ΔE 21.2Sienna · ΔE 23.5Rosy brown · ΔE 23.7Brown · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 15.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5AACA8
Analogous#AC5A87, #AC7F5A
Triadic#5EAC5A, #5A5EAC
Split complementary#5AAC7F, #5A87AC
Tetradic#87AC5A, #5AACA8, #7F5AAC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0E2E2
Lighter +30%#DFC0C1
Lighter +20%#CE9EA0
Lighter +10%#BD7C7F
Darker −10%#8C474A
Darker −20%#6A3638
Darker −30%#492426
Darker −40%#271314
More saturated +25%#CB3B42
Less saturated −25%#8D797A

Channel breakdown

R172
G90
B94
Red172 (67.5%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue357.07°
Saturation (HSL)33.06%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AC · G 5A · B 5E

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