What color is #AC9F98?

#AC9F98 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Muted Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC9F98?

The RGB value is 172, 159, 152: 172 red, 159 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC9F98?

The complementary color is #98A5AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC9F98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC9F98 color

#AC9F98 rgb(172, 159, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AC9F98 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 62.4% green and 59.6% blue (172, 159, 152).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 11% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 12% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Muted Mauve (#B3A9A3), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#AC9F98 color codes

HEX	`#AC9F98`
RGB	`rgb(172, 159, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 62.4%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 11%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 12%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 12%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.39, 3.51, 5.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.39, 6.4, 56.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.078, 35.834, 34.769)`
Decimal	`11313048`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC9F98, 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 #AC9F98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC9F98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	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 #AC9F98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac9f98; }
.text { color: #ac9f98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac9f98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 159 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac9f98, #aca998); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AC9F98?: #AC9F98 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Muted Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC9F98?: The RGB value is 172, 159, 152: 172 red, 159 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC9F98?: The complementary color is #98A5AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC9F98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.