Colour

#AC6E77

#AC6E77
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#AC6E77 is a red with RGB values 172, 110, 119 and HSL 351°, 27%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#AC6E77

RGBrgb(172, 110, 119)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.4314, 0.4667

RGB percentages67.5%, 43.1%, 46.7%

HSLhsl(351.3, 27.2%, 55.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.3, 36%, 67.5%)

CMYK0%, 36%, 30.8%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,300,471

CSS custom property--colour: #AC6E77;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.25:1

Contrast with white4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#539188

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#787877no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#878476no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B76971no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

Contrast with black, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 13.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 21.6 Indian red · ΔE 25.4 Light coral · ΔE 25.6 Gray · ΔE 26.4 Dim grey · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 13.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6EACA3

Analogous#AC6E96, #AC846E

Triadic#77AC6E, #6E77AC

Split complementary#6EAC84, #6E96AC

Tetradic#96AC6E, #6EACA3, #846EAC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6F0F1

Lighter +30%#E4CFD2

Lighter +20%#D1AFB4

Lighter +10%#BF8E95

Darker −10%#93545D

Darker −20%#724249

Darker −30%#522F34

Darker −40%#321C1F

More saturated +25%#C95263

Less saturated −25%#908B8B

Channel breakdown

R172

G110

B119

Red172 (67.5%)

Green110 (43.1%)

Blue119 (46.7%)

Hue351.29°

Saturation (HSL)27.19%

Lightness55.29%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AC · G 6E · B 77

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Colour values

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