What color is #AC9AA0?

#AC9AA0 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 #AC9AA0?

The RGB value is 172, 154, 160: 172 red, 154 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC9AA0?

The complementary color is #9AACA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC9AA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC9AA0 color

#AC9AA0 rgb(172, 154, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AC9AA0 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 60.4% green and 62.7% blue (172, 154, 160).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 10% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 7% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

#AC9AA0 color codes

HEX	`#AC9AA0`
RGB	`rgb(172, 154, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 60.4%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 10%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 10%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 7%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.29, 7.68, -0.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.29, 7.71, 354.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.913, 34.421, 38.056)`
Decimal	`11311776`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC9AA0, 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 #AC9AA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC9AA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	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 #AC9AA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac9aa0; }
.text { color: #ac9aa0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac9aa0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 154 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac9aa0, #ac9d9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AC9AA0?: #AC9AA0 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 #AC9AA0?: The RGB value is 172, 154, 160: 172 red, 154 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC9AA0?: The complementary color is #9AACA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC9AA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.