What color is #AC79A7?

#AC79A7 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC79A7?

The RGB value is 172, 121, 167: 172 red, 121 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC79A7?

The complementary color is #79AC7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC79A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC79A7 color

#AC79A7 rgb(172, 121, 167)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AC79A7 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 47.5% green and 65.5% blue (172, 121, 167).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 24% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 3% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#AC79A7 color codes

HEX	`#AC79A7`
RGB	`rgb(172, 121, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 47.5%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 24%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 30%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 3%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.31, 27.55, -16.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.31, 32.17, 328.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.825, 25.237, 39.799)`
Decimal	`11303335`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC79A7, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AC79A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AC79A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AC79A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac79a7; }
.text { color: #ac79a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac79a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 121 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac79a7, #ac798e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #AC79A7?: #AC79A7 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC79A7?: The RGB value is 172, 121, 167: 172 red, 121 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC79A7?: The complementary color is #79AC7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC79A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.