Information about #AC9596 color

#AC9596 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AC9596 falls into the Red Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(172, 149, 150) — 67.5% red, 58.4% green, 58.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 9 / 9 / 33. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#AC9596 presents itself as a softly toned warm red — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dusty Grey (#AC9B9B). Slightly further away sit Asteroid (#A59692) and Triple Milestone (#A59591).

The recipe behind #AC9596 is rgb(172, 149, 150), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AC9596: 7.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#AC9596 color variations

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

#AC9596 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 #AC9596

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

Dusty Grey color link
Dusty Grey

#AC9B9B

Asteroid color link
Asteroid

#A59692

Thatch color link
Thatch

#B1948F

Effervescent color link
Effervescent

#A8988E

Imagine color link
Imagine

#A39894

Viaduct color link
Viaduct

#A99F97

Nobel color link
Nobel

#A99D9D

Ivory Brown color link
Ivory Brown

#B09B8C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AC9596
  • RGB172, 149, 150
  • CMYK0, 9, 9, 33
  • CSSrgb(172, 149, 150)
  • HSL357°, 12%, 63%
  • HSL Precise357.391°, 12.169%, 62.941%
  • HSV357°, 13%, 67%
  • HSB357°, 13%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • GLSLvec3(0.675, 0.584, 0.588)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.675, 0.584, 0.588, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.675, 0.584, 0.588)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB58.8%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAC9596
  • DECIMAL ID11310486
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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