What color is #AC4362?

#AC4362 is a desaturated rose known as Hot. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Hot?

The RGB value is 172, 67, 98: 172 red, 67 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Hot?

The complementary color is #43AC8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC4362?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Hot color: hex code #AC4362

#AC4362 rgb(172, 67, 98)

Shades of pink

Hot has the hex code #AC4362. It is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 26.3% green and 38.4% blue (172, 67, 98).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 44% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 43% yellow and 33% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

Hot (#AC4362) color codes

HEX	`#AC4362`
RGB	`rgb(172, 67, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 26.3%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 44%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 61%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 43%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.75, 45.79, 4.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.75, 46, 5.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.226, 13.669, 13.074)`
Decimal	`11289442`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Hot, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AC4362	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#AC4362 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AC4362 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac4362; }
.text { color: #ac4362; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac4362; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 67 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac4362, #ac5843); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Brick Red.

See #AC4362 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AC4362?: #AC4362 is a desaturated rose known as Hot. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Hot?: The RGB value is 172, 67, 98: 172 red, 67 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Hot?: The complementary color is #43AC8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC4362?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.