What color is #AC99BD?

#AC99BD is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC99BD?

The RGB value is 172, 153, 189: 172 red, 153 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC99BD?

The complementary color is #AABD99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC99BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC99BD color

#AC99BD rgb(172, 153, 189)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AC99BD is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 60% green and 74.1% blue (172, 153, 189).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 21% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lilac (#A893C1), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.05:1).

#AC99BD color codes

HEX	`#AC99BD`
RGB	`rgb(172, 153, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 60%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 21%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 19%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 19%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.93, 13.88, -16.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.93, 21.2, 310.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.588, 35.227, 52.954)`
Decimal	`11311549`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC99BD, 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 #AC99BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC99BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.05:1	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 #AC99BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac99bd; }
.text { color: #ac99bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac99bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 153 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac99bd, #bd99bc); }

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Questions

What color is #AC99BD?: #AC99BD is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC99BD?: The RGB value is 172, 153, 189: 172 red, 153 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC99BD?: The complementary color is #AABD99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC99BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.