What color is #AC9BA5?

#AC9BA5 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC9BA5?

The RGB value is 172, 155, 165: 172 red, 155 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC9BA5?

The complementary color is #9BACA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC9BA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC9BA5 color

#AC9BA5 rgb(172, 155, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AC9BA5 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 60.8% green and 64.7% blue (172, 155, 165).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 9% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 4% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.99:1).

#AC9BA5 color codes

HEX	`#AC9BA5`
RGB	`rgb(172, 155, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 60.8%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 9%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 10%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 4%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.69, 8.04, -2.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.69, 8.55, 339.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.525, 34.93, 40.461)`
Decimal	`11312037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC9BA5, 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 #AC9BA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC9BA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.99:1	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 #AC9BA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac9ba5; }
.text { color: #ac9ba5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac9ba5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 155 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac9ba5, #ac9b9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AC9BA5?: #AC9BA5 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC9BA5?: The RGB value is 172, 155, 165: 172 red, 155 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC9BA5?: The complementary color is #9BACA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC9BA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.