What color is #AC99B5?

#AC99B5 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 #AC99B5?

The RGB value is 172, 153, 181: 172 red, 153 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC99B5?

The complementary color is #A2B599, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC99B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC99B5 color

#AC99B5 rgb(172, 153, 181)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AC99B5 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 60% green and 71% blue (172, 153, 181).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 16% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.98:1).

#AC99B5 color codes

HEX	`#AC99B5`
RGB	`rgb(172, 153, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 60%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 16%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 15%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 15%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.66, 12.24, -11.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.66, 17.11, 315.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.744, 34.89, 48.506)`
Decimal	`11311541`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC99B5, 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 #AC99B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC99B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.98:1	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 #AC99B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac99b5; }
.text { color: #ac99b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac99b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 153 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac99b5, #b599b0); }

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Questions

What color is #AC99B5?: #AC99B5 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 #AC99B5?: The RGB value is 172, 153, 181: 172 red, 153 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC99B5?: The complementary color is #A2B599, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC99B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.