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#AC208E Color

#AC208E is rgb(172, 32, 142) in RGB, hsl(313, 69%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 81%, 17%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Byzantine (#BD33A4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.11. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AC208E
HEX#AC208E
RGBrgb(172, 32, 142)
HSLhsl(313, 69%, 40%)
HSVhsv(313, 81%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 81%, 17%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(51.7% 0.204 338.8)
LABlab(40.98% 61.82 -26.52)
LCHlch(40.98% 67.27 336.78)

What #AC208E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AC208E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#AC208E Channel Values

How #AC208E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 172 · G 32 · B 1428-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 313° · S 69% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 313° · S 81% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 81% · Y 17% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.27:1 vs white · 3.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AC208E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AC208E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AC208E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #AC208E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AC208E.

How #AC208E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AC208E
Protanopia#51518E
Protanomaly#80428E
Deuteranopia#6B6B8B
Deuteranomaly#8A568C
Tritanopia#A63D3D
Tritanomaly#A83467
Achromatopsia#606060

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AC208E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ac208e: #AC208E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AC208E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ac208e': '#AC208E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.125, blue: 0.557)
Android XML<color name="color_ac208e">#AC208E</color>
SVG fillfill="#AC208E"

More Pink Colors

#AC208E sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AC208E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AC208E?

#AC208E is a mid-tone pink — rgb(172, 32, 142) in RGB and hsl(313, 69%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Byzantine (#BD33A4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.11.

What is the RGB value of #AC208E?

#AC208E is rgb(172, 32, 142) — red 172, green 32, and blue 142 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AC208E?

#AC208E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 81%, 17%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AC208E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AC208E scores 6.27:1 against white and 3.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AC208E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AC208E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkmagenta (#8B008B) at a CIE76 distance of 14.87, which is visibly different.

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