What color is #AC96B0?

#AC96B0 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC96B0?

The RGB value is 172, 150, 176: 172 red, 150 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC96B0?

The complementary color is #9AB096, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC96B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC96B0 color

#AC96B0 rgb(172, 150, 176)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AC96B0 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 58.8% green and 69% blue (172, 150, 176).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 14% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.74:1).

#AC96B0 color codes

HEX	`#AC96B0`
RGB	`rgb(172, 150, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 58.8%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 14%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 15%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 15%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.74, 12.93, -10.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.74, 16.68, 320.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.755, 33.718, 45.691)`
Decimal	`11310768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC96B0, 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 #AC96B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC96B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.74:1	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 #AC96B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac96b0; }
.text { color: #ac96b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac96b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 150 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac96b0, #b096a7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AC96B0?: #AC96B0 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC96B0?: The RGB value is 172, 150, 176: 172 red, 150 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC96B0?: The complementary color is #9AB096, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC96B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.