Colour

#AC8689

#AC8689
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#AC8689 is a red with RGB values 172, 134, 137 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

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HEX#AC8689

RGBrgb(172, 134, 137)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.5255, 0.5373

RGB percentages67.5%, 52.5%, 53.7%

HSLhsl(355.3, 18.6%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(355.3, 22.1%, 67.5%)

CMYK0%, 22.1%, 20.3%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,306,633

CSS custom property--colour: #AC8689;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27627WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.53:1

Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.53:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#537976

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8C8B89no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#959288no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B48387no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 5.2 Gray · ΔE 16.6 Dark grey · ΔE 18.3 Dim grey · ΔE 21.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.2 Slate grey · ΔE 23.5

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 5.25, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#86ACA9

Analogous#AC869C, #AC9686

Triadic#89AC86, #8689AC

Split complementary#86AC96, #869CAC

Tetradic#9CAC86, #86ACA9, #9686AC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EAE1E2

Lighter +20%#D6C3C4

Lighter +10%#C1A4A6

Darker −10%#97686C

Darker −20%#795356

Darker −30%#5B3E41

Darker −40%#3D2A2B

More saturated +25%#C66D74

Less saturated −25%#999999

Channel breakdown

R172

G134

B137

Red172 (67.5%)

Green134 (52.5%)

Blue137 (53.7%)

Hue355.26°

Saturation (HSL)18.63%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AC · G 86 · B 89

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