What color is #AC97C6?

#AC97C6 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC97C6?

The RGB value is 172, 151, 198: 172 red, 151 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC97C6?

The complementary color is #B1C697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC97C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC97C6 color

#AC97C6 rgb(172, 151, 198)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AC97C6 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 59.2% green and 77.6% blue (172, 151, 198).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 29% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lilac (#A893C1), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8:1).

#AC97C6 color codes

HEX	`#AC97C6`
RGB	`rgb(172, 151, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 59.2%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 29%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 24%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 24%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.73, 16.91, -21.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.73, 27.23, 308.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.271, 34.981, 58.151)`
Decimal	`11311046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC97C6, 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 #AC97C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC97C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8:1	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 #AC97C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac97c6; }
.text { color: #ac97c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac97c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 151 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac97c6, #c497c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #AC97C6?: #AC97C6 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC97C6?: The RGB value is 172, 151, 198: 172 red, 151 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC97C6?: The complementary color is #B1C697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC97C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.