What color is #AC87AA?

#AC87AA is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC87AA?

The RGB value is 172, 135, 170: 172 red, 135 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC87AA?

The complementary color is #87AC89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC87AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC87AA color

#AC87AA rgb(172, 135, 170)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AC87AA is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 52.9% green and 66.7% blue (172, 135, 170).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 18% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 1% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#AC87AA color codes

HEX	`#AC87AA`
RGB	`rgb(172, 135, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 52.9%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 18%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 22%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 1%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.78, 20.22, -13.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.78, 24.08, 327.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.932, 29.002, 41.886)`
Decimal	`11306922`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC87AA, 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 #AC87AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AC87AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	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 #AC87AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac87aa; }
.text { color: #ac87aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac87aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 135 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac87aa, #ac8798); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AC87AA?: #AC87AA is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC87AA?: The RGB value is 172, 135, 170: 172 red, 135 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC87AA?: The complementary color is #87AC89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC87AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.