What color is #AC9896?

#AC9896 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 #AC9896?

The RGB value is 172, 152, 150: 172 red, 152 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC9896?

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

Is black or white text better on #AC9896?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC9896 color

#AC9896 rgb(172, 152, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AC9896 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 59.6% green and 58.8% blue (172, 152, 150).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 12% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 13% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.69:1).

#AC9896 color codes

HEX	`#AC9896`
RGB	`rgb(172, 152, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 59.6%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 12%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 13%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 13%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.51, 7.04, 3.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.51, 7.98, 28.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.746, 33.43, 33.523)`
Decimal	`11311254`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC9896, 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 #AC9896	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC9896 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.69:1	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 #AC9896 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac9896; }
.text { color: #ac9896; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac9896; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 152 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac9896, #aca396); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #AC9896?: #AC9896 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 #AC9896?: The RGB value is 172, 152, 150: 172 red, 152 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC9896?: The complementary color is #96AAAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC9896?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.