Colour

#AC96AC

#AC96AC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark grey

#AC96AC is a magenta with RGB values 172, 150, 172 and HSL 300°, 12%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#AC96AC#AC96AC

HEX#AC96AC

RGBrgb(172, 150, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.5882, 0.6745

RGB percentages67.5%, 58.8%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(300, 11.7%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 12.8%, 67.5%)

CMYK0%, 12.8%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,310,764

CSS custom property--colour: #AC96AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33562WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.71:1

Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C

Inverted#536953

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#959BADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#999EABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original

Tritanopia#AE989Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 15.5 Thistle · ΔE 15.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 15.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 17 Gray · ΔE 18.5 Slate grey · ΔE 18.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 15.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#96AC96

Analogous#A196AC, #AC96A1

Triadic#ACAC96, #96ACAC

Split complementary#A1AC96, #96ACA1

Tetradic#ACA196, #96AC96, #96A1AC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0EBF0

Lighter +20%#D9CFD9

Lighter +10%#C3B2C3

Darker −10%#957A95

Darker −20%#7B617B

Darker −30%#5E4B5E

Darker −40%#423442

More saturated +25%#C37EC3

Less saturated −25%#A1A1A1

Channel breakdown

R172

G150

B172

Red172 (67.5%)

Green150 (58.8%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)11.7%

Lightness63.14%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR AC · G 96 · B AC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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