What color is #AC898F?

#AC898F 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 #AC898F?

The RGB value is 172, 137, 143: 172 red, 137 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC898F?

The complementary color is #89ACA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC898F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC898F color

#AC898F rgb(172, 137, 143)

Shades of red

The hex color #AC898F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 53.7% green and 56.1% blue (172, 137, 143).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 17% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 17% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#AC898F color codes

HEX	`#AC898F`
RGB	`rgb(172, 137, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 53.7%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 17%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 20%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 17%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.47, 14.26, 1.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.47, 14.38, 7.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.917, 28.646, 29.882)`
Decimal	`11307407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC898F, 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 #AC898F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AC898F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	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 #AC898F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac898f; }
.text { color: #ac898f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac898f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 137 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac898f, #ac9589); }

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Questions

What color is #AC898F?: #AC898F 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 #AC898F?: The RGB value is 172, 137, 143: 172 red, 137 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC898F?: The complementary color is #89ACA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC898F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.