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#AC718B

Rose Gold · medium warm pink

About #AC718B

#AC718B is a medium, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 44% green and 55% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 19% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Rose Gold (ΔE 11.4), with Old Rose the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #71AC92 (sage), its complementary partner.

Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 5.49:1, a WCAG AA pass.

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Red172
Green113
Blue139

Closest named colours

Rose Gold
#B76E79 · ΔE 11.4
Old Rose
#C08081 · ΔE 15.4
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 20.2

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #AC718B

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on rose gold #AC718B.
3.83:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on rose gold #AC718B.
5.49:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AC718B appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AC718B
Protanopia (no red cones)
#777C8C
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#85868A
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B46F7A

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AC718B?

#AC718B is a medium, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 44% green and 55% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 19% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #AC718B?

Use black text. Black on #AC718B has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #AC718B?

Its complementary colour is #71AC92, and analogous partners are #AC71A9 and #AC7571.