What color is #AC8EB8?

#AC8EB8 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC8EB8?

The RGB value is 172, 142, 184: 172 red, 142 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC8EB8?

The complementary color is #9AB88E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC8EB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC8EB8 color

#AC8EB8 rgb(172, 142, 184)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AC8EB8 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 55.7% green and 72.2% blue (172, 142, 184).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 23% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.32:1).

#AC8EB8 color codes

HEX	`#AC8EB8`
RGB	`rgb(172, 142, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 55.7%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 23%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 23%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 23%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.99, 19.04, -17.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.99, 25.97, 317.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.337, 31.578, 49.572)`
Decimal	`11308728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC8EB8, 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 #AC8EB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC8EB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.32:1	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 #AC8EB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac8eb8; }
.text { color: #ac8eb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac8eb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 142 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac8eb8, #b88eaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #AC8EB8?: #AC8EB8 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC8EB8?: The RGB value is 172, 142, 184: 172 red, 142 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC8EB8?: The complementary color is #9AB88E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC8EB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.