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#AC5381 Color

#AC5381 is rgb(172, 83, 129) in RGB, hsl(329, 35%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 52%, 25%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mystic Maroon (#AD4379), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.57. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AC5381
HEX#AC5381
RGBrgb(172, 83, 129)
HSLhsl(329, 35%, 50%)
HSVhsv(329, 52%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 52%, 25%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(56.6% 0.128 349.7)
LABlab(47.89% 41.12 -8.17)
LCHlch(47.89% 41.92 348.76)

What #AC5381 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 #AC5381, 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.

#AC5381 Channel Values

How #AC5381 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 83 · B 1298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 329° · S 35% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 329° · S 52% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 52% · Y 25% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.87:1 vs white · 4.31:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AC5381 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 text4.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AC5381

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AC5381; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #AC5381

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 #AC5381.

How #AC5381 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#AC5381
Protanopia#696981
Protanomaly#896181
Deuteranopia#7A7A7F
Deuteranomaly#916C80
Tritanopia#A95A5A
Tritanomaly#AA586C
Achromatopsia#717171

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AC5381 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ac5381: #AC5381;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AC5381;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ac5381': '#AC5381' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.325, blue: 0.506)
Android XML<color name="color_ac5381">#AC5381</color>
SVG fillfill="#AC5381"

More Pink Colors

#AC5381 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AC5381 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AC5381?

#AC5381 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(172, 83, 129) in RGB and hsl(329, 35%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mystic Maroon (#AD4379), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.57.

What is the RGB value of #AC5381?

#AC5381 is rgb(172, 83, 129) — red 172, green 83, and blue 129 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AC5381?

#AC5381 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 52%, 25%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AC5381 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AC5381 scores 4.87:1 against white and 4.31:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AC5381 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AC5381 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 16.61, which is visibly different.

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