What color is #AC8DAC?

#AC8DAC 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 #AC8DAC?

The RGB value is 172, 141, 172: 172 red, 141 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC8DAC?

The complementary color is #8DAC8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC8DAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC8DAC color

#AC8DAC rgb(172, 141, 172)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AC8DAC is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 55.3% green and 67.5% blue (172, 141, 172).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 16% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#AC8DAC color codes

HEX	`#AC8DAC`
RGB	`rgb(172, 141, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 55.3%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 16%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 18%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.34, 17.21, -11.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.34, 20.91, 325.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.984, 30.8, 43.176)`
Decimal	`11308460`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC8DAC, 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 #AC8DAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC8DAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	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 #AC8DAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac8dac; }
.text { color: #ac8dac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac8dac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 141 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac8dac, #ac8d9d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AC8DAC?: #AC8DAC 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 #AC8DAC?: The RGB value is 172, 141, 172: 172 red, 141 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC8DAC?: The complementary color is #8DAC8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC8DAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.