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#AC22BF Color

#AC22BF is rgb(172, 34, 191) in RGB, hsl(293, 70%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 82%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), visibly different at ΔE 10.22. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AC22BF
HEX#AC22BF
RGBrgb(172, 34, 191)
HSLhsl(293, 70%, 44%)
HSVhsv(293, 82%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 82%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(54.7% 0.237 322.3)
LABlab(43.48% 66.87 -51.80)
LCHlch(43.48% 84.59 322.24)

What #AC22BF 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 #AC22BF, 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.

#AC22BF Channel Values

How #AC22BF 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 34 · B 1918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 293° · S 70% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 293° · S 82% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 82% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.62:1 vs white · 3.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AC22BF 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 text5.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AC22BF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AC22BF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AC22BF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #AC22BF

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AC22BF.

How #AC22BF 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#AC22BF
Protanopia#5252BF
Protanomaly#8043BF
Deuteranopia#6B6BBD
Deuteranomaly#8A57BE
Tritanopia#9F5050
Tritanomaly#A5428B
Achromatopsia#676767

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AC22BF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ac22bf: #AC22BF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AC22BF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ac22bf': '#AC22BF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.133, blue: 0.749)
Android XML<color name="color_ac22bf">#AC22BF</color>
SVG fillfill="#AC22BF"

More Pink Colors

#AC22BF sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AC22BF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AC22BF?

#AC22BF is a mid-tone pink — rgb(172, 34, 191) in RGB and hsl(293, 70%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.22.

What is the RGB value of #AC22BF?

#AC22BF is rgb(172, 34, 191) — red 172, green 34, and blue 191 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AC22BF?

#AC22BF converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 82%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AC22BF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AC22BF scores 5.62:1 against white and 3.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AC22BF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AC22BF 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 11.24, which is visibly different.

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