What color is #AC8699?

#AC8699 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC8699?

The RGB value is 172, 134, 153: 172 red, 134 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC8699?

The complementary color is #86AC99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC8699?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC8699 color

#AC8699 rgb(172, 134, 153)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AC8699 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 52.5% green and 60% blue (172, 134, 153).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 19% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 11% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#AC8699 color codes

HEX	`#AC8699`
RGB	`rgb(172, 134, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 52.5%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 19%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 22%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 11%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60, 17.66, -4.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60, 18.23, 345.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.288, 28.122, 33.911)`
Decimal	`11306649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC8699, 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 #AC8699	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AC8699 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	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 #AC8699 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac8699; }
.text { color: #ac8699; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac8699; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 134 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac8699, #ac8686); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #AC8699?: #AC8699 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC8699?: The RGB value is 172, 134, 153: 172 red, 134 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC8699?: The complementary color is #86AC99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC8699?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.