What color is #AC99AE?

#AC99AE is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC99AE?

The RGB value is 172, 153, 174: 172 red, 153 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC99AE?

The complementary color is #9BAE99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC99AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC99AE color

#AC99AE rgb(172, 153, 174)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AC99AE is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 60% green and 68.2% blue (172, 153, 174).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 11% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#AC99AE color codes

HEX	`#AC99AE`
RGB	`rgb(172, 153, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 60%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 11%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 12%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 12%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.44, 10.86, -8.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.44, 13.7, 322.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.043, 34.61, 44.818)`
Decimal	`11311534`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC99AE, 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 #AC99AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC99AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	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 #AC99AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac99ae; }
.text { color: #ac99ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac99ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 153 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac99ae, #ae99a5); }

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Questions

What color is #AC99AE?: #AC99AE is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC99AE?: The RGB value is 172, 153, 174: 172 red, 153 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC99AE?: The complementary color is #9BAE99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC99AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.