What color is #AC9E9D?

#AC9E9D is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC9E9D?

The RGB value is 172, 158, 157: 172 red, 158 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC9E9D?

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

Is black or white text better on #AC9E9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC9E9D color

#AC9E9D rgb(172, 158, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AC9E9D is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 62% green and 61.6% blue (172, 158, 157).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 8% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 9% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Walkway (#A3999C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.13:1).

#AC9E9D color codes

HEX	`#AC9E9D`
RGB	`rgb(172, 158, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 62%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 8%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 9%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 9%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.26, 4.93, 2.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.26, 5.47, 25.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.325, 35.659, 36.914)`
Decimal	`11312797`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC9E9D, 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 #AC9E9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC9E9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.13:1	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 #AC9E9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac9e9d; }
.text { color: #ac9e9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac9e9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 158 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac9e9d, #aca69d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #AC9E9D?: #AC9E9D is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC9E9D?: The RGB value is 172, 158, 157: 172 red, 158 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC9E9D?: The complementary color is #9DABAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC9E9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.