What color is #AC88A1?

#AC88A1 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC88A1?

The RGB value is 172, 136, 161: 172 red, 136 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC88A1?

The complementary color is #88AC93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC88A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC88A1 color

#AC88A1 rgb(172, 136, 161)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AC88A1 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 53.3% green and 63.1% blue (172, 136, 161).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 18% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 6% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#AC88A1 color codes

HEX	`#AC88A1`
RGB	`rgb(172, 136, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 53.3%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 18%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 21%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 6%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.74, 17.96, -8.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.74, 19.67, 335.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.25, 28.953, 37.601)`
Decimal	`11307169`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC88A1, 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 #AC88A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AC88A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	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 #AC88A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac88a1; }
.text { color: #ac88a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac88a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 136 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac88a1, #ac888f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AC88A1?: #AC88A1 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC88A1?: The RGB value is 172, 136, 161: 172 red, 136 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC88A1?: The complementary color is #88AC93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC88A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.