Information about #AC948A color

#AC948A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AC948A falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(172, 148, 138) — 67.5% red, 58% green, 54.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 9 / 13 / 33. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #AC948A reads as a calm, restrained amber-leaning orange and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Effervescent (#A8988E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Thatch (#B1948F) and Grullo (#A99A86).

The recipe behind #AC948A is rgb(172, 148, 138), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AC948A: 7.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AC948A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AC948A color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#AC948A 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 #AC948A

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

Effervescent color link
Effervescent

#A8988E

Thatch color link
Thatch

#B1948F

Grullo color link
Grullo

#A99A86

Ivory Brown color link
Ivory Brown

#B09B8C

Malta color link
Malta

#A59784

Zorba color link
Zorba

#A29589

Bronco color link
Bronco

#A79781

Asteroid color link
Asteroid

#A59692

Del Rio color link
Del Rio

#B5998E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AC948A
  • RGB172, 148, 138
  • CMYK0, 9, 13, 33
  • CSSrgb(172, 148, 138)
  • HSL18°, 17%, 61%
  • HSL Precise17.647°, 17%, 60.784%
  • HSV18°, 20%, 67%
  • HSB18°, 20%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.580
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • GLSLvec3(0.675, 0.580, 0.541)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.675, 0.580, 0.541, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.675, 0.580, 0.541)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAC948A
  • DECIMAL ID11310218
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01