What color is #AC938B?

#AC938B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC938B?

The RGB value is 172, 147, 139: 172 red, 147 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC938B?

The complementary color is #8BA4AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC938B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC938B color

#AC938B rgb(172, 147, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AC938B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 57.6% green and 54.5% blue (172, 147, 139).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 17% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 19% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Cortex (#A99592), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.3:1).

#AC938B color codes

HEX	`#AC938B`
RGB	`rgb(172, 147, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 57.6%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 17%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 19%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 19%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.93, 8.01, 7.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.93, 11.1, 43.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.107, 31.503, 28.811)`
Decimal	`11309963`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC938B, 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 #AC938B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC938B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.3:1	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 #AC938B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac938b; }
.text { color: #ac938b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac938b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 147 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac938b, #aca48b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #AC938B?: #AC938B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC938B?: The RGB value is 172, 147, 139: 172 red, 147 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC938B?: The complementary color is #8BA4AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC938B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.