What color is #AC8D88?

#AC8D88 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC8D88?

The RGB value is 172, 141, 136: 172 red, 141 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC8D88?

The complementary color is #88A7AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC8D88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC8D88 color

#AC8D88 rgb(172, 141, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AC8D88 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 55.3% green and 53.3% blue (172, 141, 136).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 18% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 21% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#AC8D88 color codes

HEX	`#AC8D88`
RGB	`rgb(172, 141, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 55.3%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 18%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 21%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 21%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.31, 10.89, 7.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.31, 12.98, 32.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.982, 29.599, 27.369)`
Decimal	`11308424`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC8D88, 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 #AC8D88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AC8D88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	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 #AC8D88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac8d88; }
.text { color: #ac8d88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac8d88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 141 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac8d88, #ac9f88); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AC8D88?: #AC8D88 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC8D88?: The RGB value is 172, 141, 136: 172 red, 141 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC8D88?: The complementary color is #88A7AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC8D88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.