What color is #AC6B85?

#AC6B85 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pinky Pickle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC6B85?

The RGB value is 172, 107, 133: 172 red, 107 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC6B85?

The complementary color is #6BAC92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC6B85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC6B85 color

#AC6B85 rgb(172, 107, 133)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AC6B85 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 42% green and 52.2% blue (172, 107, 133).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 28% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 23% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Pinky Pickle (#B96D8E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#AC6B85 color codes

HEX	`#AC6B85`
RGB	`rgb(172, 107, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 42%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 28%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 38%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 23%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.93, 29.56, -3.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.93, 29.75, 353.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.505, 20.981, 24.839)`
Decimal	`11299717`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC6B85, 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 #AC6B85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AC6B85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	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 #AC6B85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac6b85; }
.text { color: #ac6b85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac6b85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 107 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac6b85, #ac726b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AC6B85?: #AC6B85 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pinky Pickle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC6B85?: The RGB value is 172, 107, 133: 172 red, 107 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC6B85?: The complementary color is #6BAC92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC6B85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.