What color is #AC9492?

#AC9492 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC9492?

The RGB value is 172, 148, 146: 172 red, 148 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC9492?

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

Is black or white text better on #AC9492?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC9492 color

#AC9492 rgb(172, 148, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AC9492 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 58% green and 57.3% blue (172, 148, 146).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 14% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 15% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

#AC9492 color codes

HEX	`#AC9492`
RGB	`rgb(172, 148, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 58%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 14%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 15%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 15%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.36, 8.59, 4.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.36, 9.63, 26.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.791, 32.027, 31.643)`
Decimal	`11310226`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC9492, 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 #AC9492	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC9492 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	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 #AC9492 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac9492; }
.text { color: #ac9492; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac9492; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 148 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac9492, #aca192); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #AC9492?: #AC9492 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC9492?: The RGB value is 172, 148, 146: 172 red, 148 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC9492?: The complementary color is #92AAAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC9492?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.