What color is #AC97A5?

#AC97A5 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 #AC97A5?

The RGB value is 172, 151, 165: 172 red, 151 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC97A5?

The complementary color is #97AC9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC97A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC97A5 color

#AC97A5 rgb(172, 151, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AC97A5 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 59.2% green and 64.7% blue (172, 151, 165).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 11% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 4% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.72:1).

#AC97A5 color codes

HEX	`#AC97A5`
RGB	`rgb(172, 151, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 59.2%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 11%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 12%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 4%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.66, 10.26, -4.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.66, 11.19, 336.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.871, 33.621, 40.243)`
Decimal	`11311013`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC97A5, 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 #AC97A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC97A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.72:1	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 #AC97A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac97a5; }
.text { color: #ac97a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac97a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 151 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac97a5, #ac979b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AC97A5?: #AC97A5 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 #AC97A5?: The RGB value is 172, 151, 165: 172 red, 151 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC97A5?: The complementary color is #97AC9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC97A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.