What color is #AC88A9?

#AC88A9 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC88A9?

The RGB value is 172, 136, 169: 172 red, 136 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC88A9?

The complementary color is #88AC8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC88A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC88A9 color

#AC88A9 rgb(172, 136, 169)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AC88A9 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 53.3% green and 66.3% blue (172, 136, 169).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 18% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 2% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#AC88A9 color codes

HEX	`#AC88A9`
RGB	`rgb(172, 136, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 53.3%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 18%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 21%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 2%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61, 19.46, -12.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61, 22.96, 327.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.978, 29.244, 41.436)`
Decimal	`11307177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC88A9, 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 #AC88A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AC88A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	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 #AC88A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac88a9; }
.text { color: #ac88a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac88a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 136 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac88a9, #ac8897); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AC88A9?: #AC88A9 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC88A9?: The RGB value is 172, 136, 169: 172 red, 136 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC88A9?: The complementary color is #88AC8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC88A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.