What color is #AC89A7?

#AC89A7 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC89A7?

The RGB value is 172, 137, 167: 172 red, 137 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC89A7?

The complementary color is #89AC8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC89A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC89A7 color

#AC89A7 rgb(172, 137, 167)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AC89A7 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 53.7% green and 65.5% blue (172, 137, 167).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 17% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 3% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#AC89A7 color codes

HEX	`#AC89A7`
RGB	`rgb(172, 137, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 53.7%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 17%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 20%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 3%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.18, 18.52, -10.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.18, 21.42, 329.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.933, 29.453, 40.502)`
Decimal	`11307431`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC89A7, 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 #AC89A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AC89A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	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 #AC89A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac89a7; }
.text { color: #ac89a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac89a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 137 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac89a7, #ac8995); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AC89A7?: #AC89A7 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC89A7?: The RGB value is 172, 137, 167: 172 red, 137 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC89A7?: The complementary color is #89AC8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC89A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.