What color is #AC8B93?

#AC8B93 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 #AC8B93?

The RGB value is 172, 139, 147: 172 red, 139 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC8B93?

The complementary color is #8BACA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC8B93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC8B93 color

#AC8B93 rgb(172, 139, 147)

Shades of red

The hex color #AC8B93 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 54.5% green and 57.6% blue (172, 139, 147).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 17% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 15% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.87:1).

#AC8B93 color codes

HEX	`#AC8B93`
RGB	`rgb(172, 139, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 54.5%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 17%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 19%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 15%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.08, 13.8, 0.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.08, 13.81, 2.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.512, 29.344, 31.602)`
Decimal	`11307923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC8B93, 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 #AC8B93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AC8B93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	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 #AC8B93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac8b93; }
.text { color: #ac8b93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac8b93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 139 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac8b93, #ac948b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AC8B93?: #AC8B93 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 #AC8B93?: The RGB value is 172, 139, 147: 172 red, 139 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC8B93?: The complementary color is #8BACA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC8B93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.