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Recognised as Colour

#AC6E8A

  • #AC6E8A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#AC6E8A is a red with RGB values 172, 110, 138 and HSL 333°, 27%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#AC6E8A#AC6E8A
HEX#AC6E8A
RGBrgb(172, 110, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.4314, 0.5412
RGB percentages67.5%, 43.1%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(332.9, 27.2%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(332.9, 36%, 67.5%)
CMYK0%, 36%, 19.8%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,300,490
CSS custom property--colour: #AC6E8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21757WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.35:1
Contrast with white3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#539175

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#747A8Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#838488no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B56C78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 19Rosy brown · ΔE 19.2Plum · ΔE 26.2Light pink · ΔE 29.1Gray · ΔE 29.1Dim grey · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 18.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6EAC90
Analogous#AC6EA9, #AC716E
Triadic#8AAC6E, #6E8AAC
Split complementary#6EAC71, #6EA9AC
Tetradic#A9AC6E, #6EAC90, #716EAC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6F0F3
Lighter +30%#E4CFD9
Lighter +20%#D1AFBE
Lighter +10%#BF8EA4
Darker −10%#935470
Darker −20%#724258
Darker −30%#522F3F
Darker −40%#321C26
More saturated +25%#C95287
Less saturated −25%#908B8D

Channel breakdown

R172
G110
B138
Red172 (67.5%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue332.9°
Saturation (HSL)27.19%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AC · G 6E · B 8A

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