What color is #AC9BAB?

#AC9BAB 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 #AC9BAB?

The RGB value is 172, 155, 171: 172 red, 155 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC9BAB?

The complementary color is #9BAC9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC9BAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC9BAB color

#AC9BAB rgb(172, 155, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AC9BAB is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 60.8% green and 67.1% blue (172, 155, 171).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 9% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 1% 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 8.03:1).

#AC9BAB color codes

HEX	`#AC9BAB`
RGB	`rgb(172, 155, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 60.8%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 9%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 10%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 1%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.87, 9.16, -6.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.87, 10.98, 326.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.084, 35.154, 43.405)`
Decimal	`11312043`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC9BAB, 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 #AC9BAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC9BAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	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 #AC9BAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac9bab; }
.text { color: #ac9bab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac9bab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 155 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac9bab, #ac9ba2); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #AC9BAB?: #AC9BAB 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 #AC9BAB?: The RGB value is 172, 155, 171: 172 red, 155 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC9BAB?: The complementary color is #9BAC9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC9BAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.