Colour
#AC9DA8
- #AC9DA8
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AC9DA8 is a magenta with RGB values 172, 157, 168 and HSL 316°, 8%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#AC9DA8#AC9DA8
HEX#AC9DA8
RGBrgb(172, 157, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.6157, 0.6588
RGB percentages67.5%, 61.6%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(316, 8.3%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(316, 8.7%, 67.5%)
CMYK0%, 8.7%, 2.3%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,312,552
CSS custom property--colour: #AC9DA8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35712WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.14:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#536257
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9DACA1
Analogous#A99DAC, #AC9DA1
Triadic#A8AC9D, #9DA8AC
Split complementary#A1AC9D, #9DACA9
Tetradic#ACA99D, #9DACA1, #9DA1AC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R172
G157
B168
Red172 (67.5%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue316°
Saturation (HSL)8.29%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AC · G 9D · B A8
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