Colour
#AC8588
- #AC8588
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#AC8588 is a red with RGB values 172, 133, 136 and HSL 355°, 19%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#AC8588#AC8588
HEX#AC8588
RGBrgb(172, 133, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.5216, 0.5333
RGB percentages67.5%, 52.2%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(355.4, 19%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(355.4, 22.7%, 67.5%)
CMYK0%, 22.7%, 20.9%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,306,376
CSS custom property--colour: #AC8588;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27323WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.46:1
Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#537A77
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#85ACA9
Analogous#AC859B, #AC9685
Triadic#88AC85, #8588AC
Split complementary#85AC96, #859BAC
Tetradic#9CAC85, #85ACA9, #9685AC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R172
G133
B136
Red172 (67.5%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue355.38°
Saturation (HSL)19.02%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AC · G 85 · B 88
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