What color is #AC8EAD?

#AC8EAD 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 #AC8EAD?

The RGB value is 172, 142, 173: 172 red, 142 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC8EAD?

The complementary color is #8FAD8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC8EAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC8EAD color

#AC8EAD rgb(172, 142, 173)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AC8EAD is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 55.7% green and 67.8% blue (172, 142, 173).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 16% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% 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 7.23:1).

#AC8EAD color codes

HEX	`#AC8EAD`
RGB	`rgb(172, 142, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 55.7%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 16%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 18%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 18%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.62, 16.84, -12.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.62, 20.69, 324.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.228, 31.134, 43.734)`
Decimal	`11308717`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC8EAD, 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 #AC8EAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC8EAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	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 #AC8EAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac8ead; }
.text { color: #ac8ead; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac8ead; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 142 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac8ead, #ad8e9f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #AC8EAD?: #AC8EAD 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 #AC8EAD?: The RGB value is 172, 142, 173: 172 red, 142 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC8EAD?: The complementary color is #8FAD8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC8EAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.