What color is #AC878E?

#AC878E 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 #AC878E?

The RGB value is 172, 135, 142: 172 red, 135 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC878E?

The complementary color is #87ACA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC878E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC878E color

#AC878E rgb(172, 135, 142)

Shades of red

The hex color #AC878E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 52.9% green and 55.7% blue (172, 135, 142).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 18% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 17% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#AC878E color codes

HEX	`#AC878E`
RGB	`rgb(172, 135, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 52.9%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 18%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 22%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 17%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.94, 15.22, 1.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.94, 15.32, 6.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.56, 28.053, 29.391)`
Decimal	`11306894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC878E, 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 #AC878E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AC878E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	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 #AC878E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac878e; }
.text { color: #ac878e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac878e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 135 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac878e, #ac9387); }

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Questions

What color is #AC878E?: #AC878E 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 #AC878E?: The RGB value is 172, 135, 142: 172 red, 135 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC878E?: The complementary color is #87ACA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC878E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.