What color is #AC92A8?

#AC92A8 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC92A8?

The RGB value is 172, 146, 168: 172 red, 146 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC92A8?

The complementary color is #92AC96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC92A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC92A8 color

#AC92A8 rgb(172, 146, 168)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AC92A8 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 57.3% green and 65.9% blue (172, 146, 168).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 14% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 2% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.43:1).

#AC92A8 color codes

HEX	`#AC92A8`
RGB	`rgb(172, 146, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 57.3%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 14%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 15%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 2%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.47, 13.63, -7.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.47, 15.76, 329.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.359, 32.156, 41.435)`
Decimal	`11309736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC92A8, 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 #AC92A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC92A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.43:1	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 #AC92A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac92a8; }
.text { color: #ac92a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac92a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 146 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac92a8, #ac929b); }

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Questions

What color is #AC92A8?: #AC92A8 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC92A8?: The RGB value is 172, 146, 168: 172 red, 146 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC92A8?: The complementary color is #92AC96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC92A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.