What color is #AC98B7?

#AC98B7 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC98B7?

The RGB value is 172, 152, 183: 172 red, 152 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC98B7?

The complementary color is #A3B798, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC98B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC98B7 color

#AC98B7 rgb(172, 152, 183)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AC98B7 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 59.6% green and 71.8% blue (172, 152, 183).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 18% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#AC98B7 color codes

HEX	`#AC98B7`
RGB	`rgb(172, 152, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 59.6%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 18%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 17%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 17%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.47, 13.21, -13.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.47, 18.78, 314.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.787, 34.646, 49.54)`
Decimal	`11311287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC98B7, 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 #AC98B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC98B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	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 #AC98B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac98b7; }
.text { color: #ac98b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac98b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 152 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac98b7, #b798b3); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #AC98B7?: #AC98B7 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC98B7?: The RGB value is 172, 152, 183: 172 red, 152 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC98B7?: The complementary color is #A3B798, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC98B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.