What color is #AC8F93?

#AC8F93 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC8F93?

The RGB value is 172, 143, 147: 172 red, 143 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC8F93?

The complementary color is #8FACA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC8F93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC8F93 color

#AC8F93 rgb(172, 143, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AC8F93 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 56.1% green and 57.6% blue (172, 143, 147).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 15% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 15% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#AC8F93 color codes

HEX	`#AC8F93`
RGB	`rgb(172, 143, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 56.1%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 15%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 17%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 15%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.1, 11.55, 1.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.1, 11.72, 9.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.102, 30.523, 31.799)`
Decimal	`11308947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC8F93, 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 #AC8F93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC8F93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	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 #AC8F93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac8f93; }
.text { color: #ac8f93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac8f93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 143 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac8f93, #ac9a8f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AC8F93?: #AC8F93 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC8F93?: The RGB value is 172, 143, 147: 172 red, 143 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC8F93?: The complementary color is #8FACA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC8F93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.