What color is #AC91A2?

#AC91A2 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC91A2?

The RGB value is 172, 145, 162: 172 red, 145 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC91A2?

The complementary color is #91AC9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC91A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC91A2 color

#AC91A2 rgb(172, 145, 162)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AC91A2 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 56.9% green and 63.5% blue (172, 145, 162).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 14% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 6% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#AC91A2 color codes

HEX	`#AC91A2`
RGB	`rgb(172, 145, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 56.9%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 14%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 16%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 6%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.04, 13.07, -5.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.04, 14.06, 338.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.66, 31.631, 38.508)`
Decimal	`11309474`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC91A2, 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 #AC91A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC91A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	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 #AC91A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac91a2; }
.text { color: #ac91a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac91a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 145 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac91a2, #ac9194); }

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Questions

What color is #AC91A2?: #AC91A2 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC91A2?: The RGB value is 172, 145, 162: 172 red, 145 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC91A2?: The complementary color is #91AC9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC91A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.