What color is #AC97BB?

#AC97BB 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 #AC97BB?

The RGB value is 172, 151, 187: 172 red, 151 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC97BB?

The complementary color is #A6BB97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC97BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC97BB color

#AC97BB rgb(172, 151, 187)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AC97BB is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 59.2% green and 73.3% blue (172, 151, 187).

Its hue angle is 275°, 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 7.9:1).

#AC97BB color codes

HEX	`#AC97BB`
RGB	`rgb(172, 151, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 59.2%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 21%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 19%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 19%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.35, 14.59, -15.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.35, 21.49, 312.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.048, 34.492, 51.71)`
Decimal	`11311035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC97BB, 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 #AC97BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC97BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	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 #AC97BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac97bb; }
.text { color: #ac97bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac97bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 151 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac97bb, #bb97b8); }

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Questions

What color is #AC97BB?: #AC97BB 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 #AC97BB?: The RGB value is 172, 151, 187: 172 red, 151 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC97BB?: The complementary color is #A6BB97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC97BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.