What color is #AC6E74?

#AC6E74 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rose Gold. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC6E74?

The RGB value is 172, 110, 116: 172 red, 110 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC6E74?

The complementary color is #6EACA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC6E74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC6E74 color

#AC6E74 rgb(172, 110, 116)

Shades of red

The hex color #AC6E74 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 43.1% green and 45.5% blue (172, 110, 116).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 27% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 33% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Rose Gold (#B76E79), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#AC6E74 color codes

HEX	`#AC6E74`
RGB	`rgb(172, 110, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 43.1%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 27%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 36%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 33%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.15, 25.43, 6.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.15, 26.37, 15.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.742, 21.185, 19.253)`
Decimal	`11300468`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC6E74, 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 #AC6E74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AC6E74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	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 #AC6E74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac6e74; }
.text { color: #ac6e74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac6e74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 110 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac6e74, #ac876e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AC6E74?: #AC6E74 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rose Gold. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC6E74?: The RGB value is 172, 110, 116: 172 red, 110 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC6E74?: The complementary color is #6EACA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC6E74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.