What color is #AC928E?

#AC928E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC928E?

The RGB value is 172, 146, 142: 172 red, 146 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC928E?

The complementary color is #8EA8AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC928E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC928E color

#AC928E rgb(172, 146, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AC928E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 57.3% green and 55.7% blue (172, 146, 142).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 15% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 17% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Cortex (#A99592), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.26:1).

#AC928E color codes

HEX	`#AC928E`
RGB	`rgb(172, 146, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 57.3%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 15%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 17%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 17%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.75, 9.05, 5.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.75, 10.71, 32.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.175, 31.282, 29.929)`
Decimal	`11309710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC928E, 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 #AC928E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC928E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.26:1	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 #AC928E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac928e; }
.text { color: #ac928e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac928e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 146 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac928e, #aca18e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AC928E?: #AC928E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC928E?: The RGB value is 172, 146, 142: 172 red, 146 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC928E?: The complementary color is #8EA8AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC928E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.