What color is #AC8993?

#AC8993 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC8993?

The RGB value is 172, 137, 147: 172 red, 137 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC8993?

The complementary color is #89ACA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC8993?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC8993 color

#AC8993 rgb(172, 137, 147)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AC8993 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 53.7% green and 57.6% blue (172, 137, 147).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 17% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 15% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#AC8993 color codes

HEX	`#AC8993`
RGB	`rgb(172, 137, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 53.7%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 17%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 20%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 15%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.58, 14.93, -0.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.58, 14.93, 359.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.225, 28.77, 31.506)`
Decimal	`11307411`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC8993, 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 #AC8993	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AC8993 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	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 #AC8993 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac8993; }
.text { color: #ac8993; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac8993; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 137 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac8993, #ac9189); }

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Questions

What color is #AC8993?: #AC8993 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC8993?: The RGB value is 172, 137, 147: 172 red, 137 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC8993?: The complementary color is #89ACA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC8993?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.