What color is #AC7E88?

#AC7E88 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 #AC7E88?

The RGB value is 172, 126, 136: 172 red, 126 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC7E88?

The complementary color is #7EACA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC7E88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC7E88 color

#AC7E88 rgb(172, 126, 136)

Shades of red

The hex color #AC7E88 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 49.4% green and 53.3% blue (172, 126, 136).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 22% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 21% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#AC7E88 color codes

HEX	`#AC7E88`
RGB	`rgb(172, 126, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 49.4%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 22%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 27%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 21%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.53, 19.34, 1.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.53, 19.41, 4.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.918, 25.471, 26.681)`
Decimal	`11304584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC7E88, 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 #AC7E88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AC7E88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	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 #AC7E88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac7e88; }
.text { color: #ac7e88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac7e88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 126 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac7e88, #ac8b7e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AC7E88?: #AC7E88 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 #AC7E88?: The RGB value is 172, 126, 136: 172 red, 126 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC7E88?: The complementary color is #7EACA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC7E88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.