What color is #AC908F?

#AC908F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC908F?

The RGB value is 172, 144, 143: 172 red, 144 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC908F?

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

Is black or white text better on #AC908F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC908F color

#AC908F rgb(172, 144, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AC908F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 56.5% green and 56.1% blue (172, 144, 143).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 15% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 17% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#AC908F color codes

HEX	`#AC908F`
RGB	`rgb(172, 144, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 56.5%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 15%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 17%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 17%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.25, 10.33, 4.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.25, 11.25, 23.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.944, 30.701, 30.224)`
Decimal	`11309199`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC908F, 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 #AC908F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC908F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	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 #AC908F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac908f; }
.text { color: #ac908f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac908f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 144 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac908f, #ac9f8f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AC908F?: #AC908F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC908F?: The RGB value is 172, 144, 143: 172 red, 144 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC908F?: The complementary color is #8FABAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC908F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.