What color is #AC98A6?

#AC98A6 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC98A6?

The RGB value is 172, 152, 166: 172 red, 152 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC98A6?

The complementary color is #98AC9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC98A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC98A6 color

#AC98A6 rgb(172, 152, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AC98A6 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 59.6% green and 65.1% blue (172, 152, 166).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 11% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 3% 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 7.8:1).

#AC98A6 color codes

HEX	`#AC98A6`
RGB	`rgb(172, 152, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 59.6%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 11%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 12%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 3%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.95, 9.89, -4.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.95, 10.91, 335.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.124, 33.981, 40.778)`
Decimal	`11311270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC98A6, 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 #AC98A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC98A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.8:1	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 #AC98A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac98a6; }
.text { color: #ac98a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac98a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 152 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac98a6, #ac989c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #AC98A6?: #AC98A6 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC98A6?: The RGB value is 172, 152, 166: 172 red, 152 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC98A6?: The complementary color is #98AC9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC98A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.