What color is #AC859A?

#AC859A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC859A?

The RGB value is 172, 133, 154: 172 red, 133 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC859A?

The complementary color is #85AC97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC859A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC859A color

#AC859A rgb(172, 133, 154)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AC859A is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 52.2% green and 60.4% blue (172, 133, 154).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 19% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 10% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.58:1).

#AC859A color codes

HEX	`#AC859A`
RGB	`rgb(172, 133, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 52.2%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 19%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 23%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 10%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.78, 18.4, -5.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.78, 19.18, 343.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.233, 27.88, 34.302)`
Decimal	`11306394`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC859A, 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 #AC859A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AC859A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	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 #AC859A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac859a; }
.text { color: #ac859a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac859a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 133 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac859a, #ac8587); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AC859A?: #AC859A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC859A?: The RGB value is 172, 133, 154: 172 red, 133 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC859A?: The complementary color is #85AC97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC859A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.