What color is #AC687B?

#AC687B is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC687B?

The RGB value is 172, 104, 123: 172 red, 104 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC687B?

The complementary color is #68AC99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC687B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC687B color

#AC687B rgb(172, 104, 123)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AC687B is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 40.8% green and 48.2% blue (172, 104, 123).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 29% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 28% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#AC687B color codes

HEX	`#AC687B`
RGB	`rgb(172, 104, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 40.8%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 29%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 40%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 28%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.95, 29.74, 1.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.95, 29.76, 2.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.539, 20.103, 21.27)`
Decimal	`11298939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC687B, 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 #AC687B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AC687B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	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 #AC687B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac687b; }
.text { color: #ac687b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac687b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 104 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac687b, #ac7768); }

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Questions

What color is #AC687B?: #AC687B is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC687B?: The RGB value is 172, 104, 123: 172 red, 104 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC687B?: The complementary color is #68AC99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC687B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.