What color is #AC9C98?

#AC9C98 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC9C98?

The RGB value is 172, 156, 152: 172 red, 156 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC9C98?

The complementary color is #98A8AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC9C98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC9C98 color

#AC9C98 rgb(172, 156, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AC9C98 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 61.2% green and 59.6% blue (172, 156, 152).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 11% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 12% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Cortex (#A99592), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.96:1).

#AC9C98 color codes

HEX	`#AC9C98`
RGB	`rgb(172, 156, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 61.2%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 11%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 12%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 12%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.6, 5.16, 4.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.6, 6.67, 39.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.569, 34.815, 34.599)`
Decimal	`11312280`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC9C98, 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 #AC9C98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC9C98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.96:1	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 #AC9C98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac9c98; }
.text { color: #ac9c98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac9c98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 156 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac9c98, #aca698); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #AC9C98?: #AC9C98 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC9C98?: The RGB value is 172, 156, 152: 172 red, 156 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC9C98?: The complementary color is #98A8AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC9C98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.