What color is #AC92A0?

#AC92A0 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 #AC92A0?

The RGB value is 172, 146, 160: 172 red, 146 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC92A0?

The complementary color is #92AC9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC92A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC92A0 color

#AC92A0 rgb(172, 146, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AC92A0 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 57.3% green and 62.7% blue (172, 146, 160).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 14% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 7% 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 7.37:1).

#AC92A0 color codes

HEX	`#AC92A0`
RGB	`rgb(172, 146, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 57.3%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 14%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 15%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 7%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.23, 12.15, -3.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.23, 12.71, 342.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.637, 31.867, 37.63)`
Decimal	`11309728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC92A0, 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 #AC92A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC92A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	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 #AC92A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac92a0; }
.text { color: #ac92a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac92a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 146 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac92a0, #ac9293); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AC92A0?: #AC92A0 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 #AC92A0?: The RGB value is 172, 146, 160: 172 red, 146 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC92A0?: The complementary color is #92AC9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC92A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.