What color is #AC8CAF?

#AC8CAF is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC8CAF?

The RGB value is 172, 140, 175: 172 red, 140 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC8CAF?

The complementary color is #8FAF8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC8CAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC8CAF color

#AC8CAF rgb(172, 140, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AC8CAF is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 54.9% green and 68.6% blue (172, 140, 175).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 18% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#AC8CAF color codes

HEX	`#AC8CAF`
RGB	`rgb(172, 140, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 54.9%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 18%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 20%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 20%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.19, 18.37, -13.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.19, 22.97, 323.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.128, 30.623, 44.662)`
Decimal	`11308207`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC8CAF, 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 #AC8CAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC8CAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	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 #AC8CAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac8caf; }
.text { color: #ac8caf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac8caf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 140 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac8caf, #af8ca1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AC8CAF?: #AC8CAF is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC8CAF?: The RGB value is 172, 140, 175: 172 red, 140 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC8CAF?: The complementary color is #8FAF8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC8CAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.