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#AC355A Color

#AC355A is rgb(172, 53, 90) in RGB, hsl(341, 53%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 69%, 48%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maroon (X11) (#B03060), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.79. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AC355A
HEX#AC355A
RGBrgb(172, 53, 90)
HSLhsl(341, 53%, 44%)
HSVhsv(341, 69%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 69%, 48%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(51.4% 0.157 5.7)
LABlab(41.77% 50.97 6.88)
LCHlch(41.77% 51.44 7.69)

What #AC355A 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 #AC355A, 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.

#AC355A Channel Values

How #AC355A 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 53 · B 908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 341° · S 53% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 341° · S 69% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 69% · Y 48% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.16:1 vs white · 3.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AC355A 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 text6.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AC355A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AC355A; 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 #AC355A

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AC355A.

How #AC355A 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#AC355A
Protanopia#595959
Protanomaly#824D5A
Deuteranopia#6F6F55
Deuteranomaly#8C5D57
Tritanopia#AA3B3B
Tritanomaly#AB3949
Achromatopsia#616161

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AC355A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ac355a: #AC355A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AC355A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ac355a': '#AC355A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.208, blue: 0.353)
Android XML<color name="color_ac355a">#AC355A</color>
SVG fillfill="#AC355A"

More Pink Colors

#AC355A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AC355A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AC355A?

#AC355A is a mid-tone pink — rgb(172, 53, 90) in RGB and hsl(341, 53%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maroon (X11) (#B03060), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.79.

What is the RGB value of #AC355A?

#AC355A is rgb(172, 53, 90) — red 172, green 53, and blue 90 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AC355A?

#AC355A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 69%, 48%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AC355A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AC355A scores 6.16:1 against white and 3.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AC355A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AC355A 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 20.73, which is visibly different.

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