What color is #AC8E98?

#AC8E98 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC8E98?

The RGB value is 172, 142, 152: 172 red, 142 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC8E98?

The complementary color is #8EACA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC8E98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC8E98 color

#AC8E98 rgb(172, 142, 152)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AC8E98 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 55.7% green and 59.6% blue (172, 142, 152).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 15% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 12% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#AC8E98 color codes

HEX	`#AC8E98`
RGB	`rgb(172, 142, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 55.7%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 15%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 17%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 12%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.98, 12.97, -1.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.98, 13.01, 355.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.353, 30.385, 33.86)`
Decimal	`11308696`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC8E98, 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 #AC8E98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC8E98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	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 #AC8E98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac8e98; }
.text { color: #ac8e98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac8e98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 142 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac8e98, #ac938e); }

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Questions

What color is #AC8E98?: #AC8E98 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC8E98?: The RGB value is 172, 142, 152: 172 red, 142 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC8E98?: The complementary color is #8EACA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC8E98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.