What color is #AC9697?

#AC9697 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 #AC9697?

The RGB value is 172, 150, 151: 172 red, 150 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC9697?

The complementary color is #96ACAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC9697?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC9697 color

#AC9697 rgb(172, 150, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AC9697 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 58.8% green and 59.2% blue (172, 150, 151).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 12% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 12% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#AC9697 color codes

HEX	`#AC9697`
RGB	`rgb(172, 150, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 58.8%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 12%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 13%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 12%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.01, 8.32, 2.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.01, 8.68, 16.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.505, 32.818, 33.842)`
Decimal	`11310743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC9697, 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 #AC9697	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC9697 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	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 #AC9697 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac9697; }
.text { color: #ac9697; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac9697; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 150 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac9697, #aca096); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #AC9697?: #AC9697 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 #AC9697?: The RGB value is 172, 150, 151: 172 red, 150 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC9697?: The complementary color is #96ACAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC9697?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.