What color is #AC8A99?

#AC8A99 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 #AC8A99?

The RGB value is 172, 138, 153: 172 red, 138 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC8A99?

The complementary color is #8AAC9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC8A99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC8A99 color

#AC8A99 rgb(172, 138, 153)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AC8A99 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 54.1% green and 60% blue (172, 138, 153).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 17% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 11% 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 6.85:1).

#AC8A99 color codes

HEX	`#AC8A99`
RGB	`rgb(172, 138, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 54.1%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 17%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 20%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 11%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61, 15.4, -3.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61, 15.7, 348.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.851, 29.249, 34.099)`
Decimal	`11307673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC8A99, 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 #AC8A99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AC8A99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	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 #AC8A99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac8a99; }
.text { color: #ac8a99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac8a99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 138 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac8a99, #ac8c8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #AC8A99?: #AC8A99 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 #AC8A99?: The RGB value is 172, 138, 153: 172 red, 138 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC8A99?: The complementary color is #8AAC9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC8A99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.