What color is #AC87B6?

#AC87B6 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC87B6?

The RGB value is 172, 135, 182: 172 red, 135 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC87B6?

The complementary color is #91B687, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC87B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC87B6 color

#AC87B6 rgb(172, 135, 182)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AC87B6 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 52.9% green and 71.4% blue (172, 135, 182).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 24% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% 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 6.9:1).

#AC87B6 color codes

HEX	`#AC87B6`
RGB	`rgb(172, 135, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 52.9%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 24%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 26%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 26%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.2, 22.59, -19.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.2, 29.69, 319.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.12, 29.477, 48.139)`
Decimal	`11306934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC87B6, 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 #AC87B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AC87B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	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 #AC87B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac87b6; }
.text { color: #ac87b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac87b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 135 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac87b6, #b687a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #AC87B6?: #AC87B6 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC87B6?: The RGB value is 172, 135, 182: 172 red, 135 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC87B6?: The complementary color is #91B687, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC87B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.