What color is #AC99A9?

#AC99A9 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC99A9?

The RGB value is 172, 153, 169: 172 red, 153 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC99A9?

The complementary color is #99AC9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC99A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC99A9 color

#AC99A9 rgb(172, 153, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AC99A9 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 60% green and 66.3% blue (172, 153, 169).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 10% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 2% yellow and 33% 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 7.88:1).

#AC99A9 color codes

HEX	`#AC99A9`
RGB	`rgb(172, 153, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 60%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 10%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 11%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 2%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.29, 9.9, -5.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.29, 11.46, 329.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.565, 34.418, 42.298)`
Decimal	`11311529`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC99A9, 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 #AC99A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC99A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	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 #AC99A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac99a9; }
.text { color: #ac99a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac99a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 153 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac99a9, #ac999f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AC99A9?: #AC99A9 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC99A9?: The RGB value is 172, 153, 169: 172 red, 153 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC99A9?: The complementary color is #99AC9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC99A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.