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#AC2CBA Color

#AC2CBA is rgb(172, 44, 186) in RGB, hsl(294, 62%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 76%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), visibly different at ΔE 10.35. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AC2CBA
HEX#AC2CBA
RGBrgb(172, 44, 186)
HSLhsl(294, 62%, 45%)
HSVhsv(294, 76%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 76%, 0%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(55% 0.225 323.6)
LABlab(44.18% 63.57 -47.77)
LCHlch(44.18% 79.52 323.08)

What #AC2CBA 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 #AC2CBA, 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.

#AC2CBA Channel Values

How #AC2CBA 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 44 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 294° · S 62% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 294° · S 76% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 76% · Y 0% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.49:1 vs white · 3.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AC2CBA 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 text5.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AC2CBA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AC2CBA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AC2CBA; 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 #AC2CBA

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 #AC2CBA.

How #AC2CBA 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#AC2CBA
Protanopia#5555BA
Protanomaly#8148BA
Deuteranopia#6D6DB8
Deuteranomaly#8B5AB9
Tritanopia#A05252
Tritanomaly#A54688
Achromatopsia#696969

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AC2CBA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ac2cba: #AC2CBA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AC2CBA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ac2cba': '#AC2CBA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.173, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_ac2cba">#AC2CBA</color>
SVG fillfill="#AC2CBA"

More Pink Colors

#AC2CBA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AC2CBA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AC2CBA?

#AC2CBA is a mid-tone pink — rgb(172, 44, 186) in RGB and hsl(294, 62%, 45%) 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 10.35.

What is the RGB value of #AC2CBA?

#AC2CBA is rgb(172, 44, 186) — red 172, green 44, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AC2CBA?

#AC2CBA converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 76%, 0%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AC2CBA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AC2CBA scores 5.49:1 against white and 3.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AC2CBA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AC2CBA 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 12.56, which is visibly different.

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