What color is #AC7C83?

#AC7C83 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC7C83?

The RGB value is 172, 124, 131: 172 red, 124 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC7C83?

The complementary color is #7CACA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC7C83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC7C83 color

#AC7C83 rgb(172, 124, 131)

Shades of red

The hex color #AC7C83 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 48.6% green and 51.4% blue (172, 124, 131).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 22% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 24% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#AC7C83 color codes

HEX	`#AC7C83`
RGB	`rgb(172, 124, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 48.6%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 22%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 28%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 24%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.91, 19.7, 3.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.91, 20.03, 10.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.318, 24.826, 24.769)`
Decimal	`11304067`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC7C83, 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 #AC7C83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AC7C83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	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 #AC7C83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac7c83; }
.text { color: #ac7c83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac7c83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 124 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac7c83, #ac8d7c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AC7C83?: #AC7C83 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC7C83?: The RGB value is 172, 124, 131: 172 red, 124 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC7C83?: The complementary color is #7CACA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC7C83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.