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#AC395A Color

#AC395A is rgb(172, 57, 90) in RGB, hsl(343, 50%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 67%, 48%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maroon (X11) (#B03060), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.51. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AC395A
HEX#AC395A
RGBrgb(172, 57, 90)
HSLhsl(343, 50%, 45%)
HSVhsv(343, 67%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 67%, 48%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(51.9% 0.152 6.6)
LABlab(42.36% 49.42 7.70)
LCHlch(42.36% 50.02 8.86)

What #AC395A 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 #AC395A, 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.

#AC395A Channel Values

How #AC395A 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 57 · B 908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 343° · S 50% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 343° · S 67% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 67% · Y 48% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.02:1 vs white · 3.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AC395A 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 text6.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AC395A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AC395A; 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 #AC395A

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 #AC395A.

How #AC395A 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#AC395A
Protanopia#5B5B59
Protanomaly#834F5A
Deuteranopia#717155
Deuteranomaly#8C5F57
Tritanopia#AB3E3E
Tritanomaly#AB3C4B
Achromatopsia#636363

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AC395A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ac395a: #AC395A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AC395A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ac395a': '#AC395A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.224, blue: 0.353)
Android XML<color name="color_ac395a">#AC395A</color>
SVG fillfill="#AC395A"

More Pink Colors

#AC395A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AC395A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AC395A?

#AC395A is a mid-tone pink — rgb(172, 57, 90) in RGB and hsl(343, 50%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maroon (X11) (#B03060), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.51.

What is the RGB value of #AC395A?

#AC395A is rgb(172, 57, 90) — red 172, green 57, and blue 90 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AC395A?

#AC395A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 67%, 48%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AC395A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AC395A scores 6.02:1 against white and 3.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AC395A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AC395A 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 indianred (#CD5C5C) at a CIE76 distance of 19.65, which is visibly different.

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