What color is #AC919D?

#AC919D is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC919D?

The RGB value is 172, 145, 157: 172 red, 145 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC919D?

The complementary color is #91ACA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC919D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC919D color

#AC919D rgb(172, 145, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AC919D is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 56.9% green and 61.6% blue (172, 145, 157).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 14% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 9% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

#AC919D color codes

HEX	`#AC919D`
RGB	`rgb(172, 145, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 56.9%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 14%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 16%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 9%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.89, 12.17, -2.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.89, 12.43, 348.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.224, 31.457, 36.213)`
Decimal	`11309469`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC919D, 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 #AC919D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC919D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	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 #AC919D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac919d; }
.text { color: #ac919d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac919d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 145 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac919d, #ac9391); }

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Questions

What color is #AC919D?: #AC919D is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC919D?: The RGB value is 172, 145, 157: 172 red, 145 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC919D?: The complementary color is #91ACA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC919D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.