Recognised as Colour

#AC6B8A

#AC6B8A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#AC6B8A is a red with RGB values 172, 107, 138 and HSL 331°, 28%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#AC6B8A

RGBrgb(172, 107, 138)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.4196, 0.5412

RGB percentages67.5%, 42%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(331.4, 28.1%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(331.4, 37.8%, 67.5%)

CMYK0%, 37.8%, 19.8%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,299,722

CSS custom property--colour: #AC6B8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21121WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.22:1

Contrast with white4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#539475

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#71788Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#818388no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B56976no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 18.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 21.2 Plum · ΔE 25.9 Light pink · ΔE 30.2 Gray · ΔE 30.9 Light coral · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 18.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6BAC8D

Analogous#AC6BAA, #AC6D6B

Triadic#8AAC6B, #6B8AAC

Split complementary#6BAC6D, #6BAAAC

Tetradic#ABAC6B, #6BAC8D, #6D6BAC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5EEF1

Lighter +30%#E3CDD7

Lighter +20%#D1ACBE

Lighter +10%#BE8CA4

Darker −10%#925271

Darker −20%#714057

Darker −30%#512D3E

Darker −40%#301B25

More saturated +25%#C94E89

Less saturated −25%#8F888B

Channel breakdown

R172

G107

B138

Red172 (67.5%)

Green107 (42%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue331.38°

Saturation (HSL)28.14%

Lightness54.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AC · G 6B · B 8A

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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