What color is #AC96BA?

#AC96BA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC96BA?

The RGB value is 172, 150, 186: 172 red, 150 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC96BA?

The complementary color is #A4BA96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC96BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC96BA color

#AC96BA rgb(172, 150, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AC96BA is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 58.8% green and 72.9% blue (172, 150, 186).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 21% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lilac (#A893C1), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.83:1).

#AC96BA color codes

HEX	`#AC96BA`
RGB	`rgb(172, 150, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 58.8%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 21%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 19%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 19%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.06, 14.94, -15.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.06, 21.64, 313.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.781, 34.129, 51.095)`
Decimal	`11310778`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC96BA, 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 #AC96BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC96BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.83:1	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 #AC96BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac96ba; }
.text { color: #ac96ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac96ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 150 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac96ba, #ba96b6); }

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Questions

What color is #AC96BA?: #AC96BA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC96BA?: The RGB value is 172, 150, 186: 172 red, 150 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC96BA?: The complementary color is #A4BA96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC96BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.