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#AC809F

Lilac · medium warm pink

About #AC809F

With the hex code #AC809F, this is a medium pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 50% green and 62% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 8% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lilac — a ΔE of 13.2 — followed by Rose Gold. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #80AC8D, a sage shade.

In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 6.34:1, a WCAG AA pass.

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Red172
Green128
Blue159

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 13.2
Rose Gold
#B76E79 · ΔE 18.7
Old Rose
#C08081 · ΔE 19.8

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

Text on #AC809F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #AC809F.
3.31:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #AC809F.
6.34:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AC809F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AC809F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#8189A0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#8B909E
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B1818B

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AC809F?

With the hex code #AC809F, this is a medium pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 50% green and 62% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 8% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AC809F?

Use black text. Black on #AC809F has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #AC809F?

Its complementary colour is #80AC8D, and analogous partners are #A380AC and #AC8089.