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#AC689B Color

#AC689B is rgb(172, 104, 155) in RGB, hsl(315, 29%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 40%, 10%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pearly Purple (#B768A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AC689B
HEX#AC689B
RGBrgb(172, 104, 155)
HSLhsl(315, 29%, 54%)
HSVhsv(315, 40%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 40%, 10%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(60.9% 0.11 336.7)
LABlab(53.05% 33.52 -15.86)
LCHlch(53.05% 37.08 334.68)

What #AC689B 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 #AC689B, 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.

#AC689B Channel Values

How #AC689B 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 104 · B 1558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 315° · S 29% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 315° · S 40% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 40% · Y 10% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.03:1 vs white · 5.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AC689B 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AC689B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AC689B; 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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Tints & Shades of #AC689B

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 #AC689B.

How #AC689B 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#AC689B
Protanopia#77779B
Protanomaly#8F719B
Deuteranopia#848499
Deuteranomaly#95799A
Tritanopia#A77070
Tritanomaly#A96D83
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AC689B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ac689b: #AC689B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AC689B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ac689b': '#AC689B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.408, blue: 0.608)
Android XML<color name="color_ac689b">#AC689B</color>
SVG fillfill="#AC689B"

More Pink Colors

#AC689B sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AC689B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AC689B?

#AC689B is a mid-tone pink — rgb(172, 104, 155) in RGB and hsl(315, 29%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pearly Purple (#B768A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.24.

What is the RGB value of #AC689B?

#AC689B is rgb(172, 104, 155) — red 172, green 104, and blue 155 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AC689B?

#AC689B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 40%, 10%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AC689B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AC689B scores 4.03:1 against white and 5.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AC689B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AC689B 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 21.33, which is visibly different.

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