What color is #AC9CAA?

#AC9CAA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC9CAA?

The RGB value is 172, 156, 170: 172 red, 156 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC9CAA?

The complementary color is #9CAC9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC9CAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC9CAA color

#AC9CAA rgb(172, 156, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AC9CAA is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 61.2% green and 66.7% blue (172, 156, 170).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 9% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 1% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.09:1).

#AC9CAA color codes

HEX	`#AC9CAA`
RGB	`rgb(172, 156, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 61.2%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 9%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 9%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 1%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.1, 8.42, -5.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.1, 9.86, 328.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.156, 35.45, 42.96)`
Decimal	`11312298`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC9CAA, 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 #AC9CAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC9CAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.09:1	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 #AC9CAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac9caa; }
.text { color: #ac9caa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac9caa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 156 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac9caa, #ac9ca2); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #AC9CAA?: #AC9CAA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC9CAA?: The RGB value is 172, 156, 170: 172 red, 156 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC9CAA?: The complementary color is #9CAC9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC9CAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.