What color is #AC8A95?

#AC8A95 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 #AC8A95?

The RGB value is 172, 138, 149: 172 red, 138 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC8A95?

The complementary color is #8AACA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC8A95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC8A95 color

#AC8A95 rgb(172, 138, 149)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AC8A95 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 54.1% green and 58.4% blue (172, 138, 149).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 17% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 13% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.82:1).

#AC8A95 color codes

HEX	`#AC8A95`
RGB	`rgb(172, 138, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 54.1%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 17%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 20%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 13%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.89, 14.71, -0.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.89, 14.74, 356.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.526, 29.119, 32.388)`
Decimal	`11307669`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC8A95, 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 #AC8A95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AC8A95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.82:1	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 #AC8A95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac8a95; }
.text { color: #ac8a95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac8a95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 138 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac8a95, #ac908a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #AC8A95?: #AC8A95 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 #AC8A95?: The RGB value is 172, 138, 149: 172 red, 138 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC8A95?: The complementary color is #8AACA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC8A95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.