#ac005e Color Information

#ac005e Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #ac005e. In RGB, it consists of 67.5% Red, 0.0% Green, and 36.9% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 100% Magenta, 45.3% Yellow, and 32.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 327.2°, with saturation of 100% and lightness of 33.7%. The decimal value for #ac005e is 11272286, and its nearest "web safe" color is #990066. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #ac005e is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#ac005e Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color172, 0, 94 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color67.5%, 0.0%, 36.9% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.325, 1.000, 0.631 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 1, 0.453, 0.325 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color327.2°, 100.0%, 33.7% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color327.2°, 100.0%, 67.5% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color19.034, 9.579, 11.435 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color172, 0, 94 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11272286 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color37.076, 63.752, -2.852 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)37.076, 63.815, 357.439 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color37.076, 90.895, -14.833 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color30.950, 55.613, -0.242 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.475, 0.239, 9.579 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289462366 / 0xffac005e Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#990066 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #ac005e

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #ac005e, its pure hue is 327.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, and its lightness is 33.7%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #ac005e, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #16000c to #970052.

Tints of #ac005e

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #ac005e, its pure hue is 327.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, and its lightness is 33.7%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #ac005e, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b62072 to #f5dfeb.

Tones of #ac005e

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #ac005e, its pure hue is 327.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #ac005e, which range from #565656 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ac005e (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #ac005e

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #ac005e! For #ac005e, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #ac005e. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #ac005e

This color, #ac005e, consists of 67.5% Red, 0.0% Green, and 36.9% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 172, Green = 0, Blue = 94. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #ac005e is 0% Cyan, 100% Magenta, 45.3% Yellow, and 32.5% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R67.5%
C0.0%
G0.0%
M100.0%
B36.9%
Y45.3%
K32.5%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 172 0 94
Octal 254 0 136
Hexa #ac #00 #5e
Binary 10101100 00000000 01011110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 100 45 32
Octal 0 144 55 40
Hexa #00 #64 #2d #20
Binary 00000000 01100100 00101101 00100000

Analogous Colors of #ac005e

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #ac005e — which has hue 327.2° — its analogous colors are located at 297.2° and 357.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ac005e.

Triadic Colors of #ac005e

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #ac005e — which has hue 327.2° — its triadic colors are located at 87.2° and 327.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ac005e.

Complementary Color of #ac005e

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #ac005e — which has hue 327.2° — its complementary color is located at 147.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ac005e.

Split Complementary Colors of #ac005e

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #ac005e — which has hue 327.2° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 117.2° and 327.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ac005e.

Tetradic Colors of #ac005e

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #ac005e — which has hue 327.2° — its tetradic colors are located at 237.2°, 327.2°, 57.2°, and 147.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ac005e.

Monochromatic Colors of #ac005e

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #ac005e, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #56002f — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #ff038d (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #ac005e

We want to make getting started with #ac005e on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #ac005e into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #ac005e can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #ac005e with other HTML elements.

#ac005e Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #ac005e.
<span style="color: #ac005e;">The color of this text is #ac005e.</span>

#ac005e Background Color

The background color for this text is #ac005e.
<div style="background-color: #ac005e; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #ac005e.</div>

#ac005e Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #ac005e.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #ac005e;">This color for the shadow of this text is #ac005e.</span>

#ac005e Border Color

This is a div with border color #ac005e.
<div style="border: #ac005e 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #ac005e.</div>

#ac005e Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #ac005e on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ac005e; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ac005e on a white background.</div></div>

#ac005e Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #ac005e on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ac005e; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ac005e on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #ac005e to White

This is a gradient from #ac005e to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ac005e,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ac005e,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ac005e,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ac005e,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ac005e to white.</div>

Gradient from #ac005e to Black

This is a gradient from #ac005e to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ac005e,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ac005e,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ac005e,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ac005e,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ac005e to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #ac005e

In addition to using #ac005e on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #ac005e in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #ac005e, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 172, Green = 0, Blue = 94). If you need details about the color coordinates of #ac005e in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #ac005e
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(172, 0, 94)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #ac005e; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #ac005e; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #ac005e; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(172, 0, 94);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#ac005e")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:172, green:0, blue:94, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:172 green:0 blue:94 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(172f, 0f, 94f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(172, 0, 94);
 

#ac005e Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #ac005e the same way. For those with color blindness, #ac005e might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #ac005e looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #ac005e is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #ac005e looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #ac005e will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #ac005e is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 7.2:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text