What color is #AC8FA9?

#AC8FA9 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC8FA9?

The RGB value is 172, 143, 169: 172 red, 143 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC8FA9?

The complementary color is #8FAC92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC8FA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC8FA9 color

#AC8FA9 rgb(172, 143, 169)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AC8FA9 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 56.1% green and 66.3% blue (172, 143, 169).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 15% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 2% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.26:1).

#AC8FA9 color codes

HEX	`#AC8FA9`
RGB	`rgb(172, 143, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 56.1%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 15%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 17%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 2%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.74, 15.51, -9.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.74, 18.22, 328.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.996, 31.281, 41.775)`
Decimal	`11308969`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC8FA9, 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 #AC8FA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC8FA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.26:1	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 #AC8FA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac8fa9; }
.text { color: #ac8fa9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac8fa9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 143 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac8fa9, #ac8f9b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #AC8FA9?: #AC8FA9 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC8FA9?: The RGB value is 172, 143, 169: 172 red, 143 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC8FA9?: The complementary color is #8FAC92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC8FA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.