What color is #AC84AE?

#AC84AE 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 #AC84AE?

The RGB value is 172, 132, 174: 172 red, 132 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC84AE?

The complementary color is #86AE84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC84AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC84AE color

#AC84AE rgb(172, 132, 174)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AC84AE is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 51.8% green and 68.2% blue (172, 132, 174).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 21% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

#AC84AE color codes

HEX	`#AC84AE`
RGB	`rgb(172, 132, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 51.8%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 21%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 24%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 24%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.19, 22.69, -16.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.19, 27.91, 324.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.904, 28.33, 43.771)`
Decimal	`11306158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC84AE, 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 #AC84AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AC84AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	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 #AC84AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac84ae; }
.text { color: #ac84ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac84ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 132 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac84ae, #ae849b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #AC84AE?: #AC84AE 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 #AC84AE?: The RGB value is 172, 132, 174: 172 red, 132 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC84AE?: The complementary color is #86AE84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC84AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.