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#AC8691 Color

#AC8691 is rgb(172, 134, 145) in RGB, hsl(343, 19%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 22%, 16%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is English Lavender (#B48395), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AC8691
HEX#AC8691
RGBrgb(172, 134, 145)
HSLhsl(343, 19%, 60%)
HSVhsv(343, 22%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 22%, 16%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(65.9% 0.049 359.4)
LABlab(59.88% 16.29 -0.03)
LCHlch(59.88% 16.29 359.88)

What #AC8691 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 #AC8691, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

English Lavender#B48395ΔE 5.49Mountbatten Pink#997A8DΔE 7.68Rosy Brown#BC8F8FΔE 8.11Tuscany#C09999ΔE 9.24Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 9.9Heliotrope Gray#AA98A9ΔE 10.74

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#AC8691 Channel Values

How #AC8691 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 134 · B 1458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 343° · S 19% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 343° · S 22% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 22% · Y 16% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.19:1 vs white · 6.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AC8691 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 text3.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AC8691 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AC8691

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AC8691; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AC8691
Complementary
#86ACA1
Analogous
#AC86A4
Analogous
#AC8E86
Triadic
#91AC86
Triadic
#8691AC
Split comp.
#86AC8E
Split comp.
#86A4AC

Tints & Shades of #AC8691

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

#B7959E
#C3A7AF
#CDB6BD
#DAC8CD
#E4D8DB
#F1EAEC

Shades

#9C6D7B
#865B67
#6D4A54
#553A42
#3D292F
#24191C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AC8691.

How #AC8691 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#AC8691
Protanopia#8D8D91
Protanomaly#9B8B91
Deuteranopia#949490
Deuteranomaly#9E8F90
Tritanopia#AB8787
Tritanomaly#AB878B
Achromatopsia#909090

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AC8691 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ac8691: #AC8691;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AC8691;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ac8691': '#AC8691' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.525, blue: 0.569)
Android XML<color name="color_ac8691">#AC8691</color>
SVG fillfill="#AC8691"

More Pink Colors

#AC8691 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AC8691 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AC8691?

#AC8691 is a light pink — rgb(172, 134, 145) in RGB and hsl(343, 19%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is English Lavender (#B48395), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.49.

What is the RGB value of #AC8691?

#AC8691 is rgb(172, 134, 145) — red 172, green 134, and blue 145 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AC8691?

#AC8691 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 22%, 16%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AC8691 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AC8691 scores 3.19:1 against white and 6.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AC8691 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AC8691 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 rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 8.11, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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