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Recognised as Colour

#AC89A8

  • #AC89A8
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#AC89A8 is a magenta with RGB values 172, 137, 168 and HSL 307°, 17%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#AC89A8#AC89A8
HEX#AC89A8
RGBrgb(172, 137, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.5373, 0.6588
RGB percentages67.5%, 53.7%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(306.9, 17.4%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.9, 20.3%, 67.5%)
CMYK0%, 20.3%, 2.3%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,307,432
CSS custom property--colour: #AC89A8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29489WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.9:1
Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#537657

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#8891A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9095A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Tritanopia#AF8B93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 18.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#89AC8D
Analogous#9F89AC, #AC8997
Triadic#A8AC89, #89A8AC
Split complementary#97AC89, #89AC9F
Tetradic#AC9F89, #89AC8D, #8997AC

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBE3EA
Lighter +20%#D6C5D4
Lighter +10%#C1A7BE
Darker −10%#976B92
Darker −20%#7A5575
Darker −30%#5C4058
Darker −40%#3E2B3C
More saturated +25%#C570BB
Less saturated −25%#9B9B9B

Channel breakdown

R172
G137
B168
Red172 (67.5%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue306.86°
Saturation (HSL)17.41%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AC · G 89 · B A8

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