What color is #AC979F?

#AC979F 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 #AC979F?

The RGB value is 172, 151, 159: 172 red, 151 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC979F?

The complementary color is #97ACA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC979F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC979F color

#AC979F rgb(172, 151, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AC979F is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 59.2% green and 62.4% blue (172, 151, 159).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 11% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 8% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

#AC979F color codes

HEX	`#AC979F`
RGB	`rgb(172, 151, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 59.2%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 11%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 12%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 8%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.49, 9.17, -1.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.49, 9.26, 351.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.337, 33.408, 37.434)`
Decimal	`11311007`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC979F, 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 #AC979F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC979F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	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 #AC979F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac979f; }
.text { color: #ac979f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac979f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 151 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac979f, #ac9a97); }

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Questions

What color is #AC979F?: #AC979F 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 #AC979F?: The RGB value is 172, 151, 159: 172 red, 151 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC979F?: The complementary color is #97ACA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC979F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.