Information about #AC9A9B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #AC9A9B is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Desaturated and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(172, 154, 155) (67.5% red, 60.4% green, 60.8% blue), or CMYK 0 / 7 / 7 / 33 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#AC9A9B is a softly muted neutral grey that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Dusty Grey (#AC9B9B). Slightly further away sit Nobel (#A99D9D) and Viaduct (#A99F97).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(172, 154, 155)), which gives #AC9A9B its character. On this background, black text reaches a 7.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AC9A9B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AC9A9B color variations

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#AC9A9B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #AC9A9B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AC9A9B
  • RGB172, 154, 155
  • CMYK0, 7, 7, 33
  • CSSrgb(172, 154, 155)
  • HSL357°, 10%, 64%
  • HSL Precise356.667°, 9.783%, 63.922%
  • HSV357°, 10%, 67%
  • HSB357°, 10%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.604
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • GLSLvec3(0.675, 0.604, 0.608)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.675, 0.604, 0.608, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.675, 0.604, 0.608)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60.8%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAC9A9B
  • DECIMAL ID11311771
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers33 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01