What color is #ACA0BB?

#ACA0BB is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACA0BB?

The RGB value is 172, 160, 187: 172 red, 160 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACA0BB?

The complementary color is #AFBBA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACA0BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACA0BB color

#ACA0BB rgb(172, 160, 187)

Shades of purple

The hex color #ACA0BB is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 62.7% green and 73.3% blue (172, 160, 187).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 17% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.5:1).

#ACA0BB color codes

HEX	`#ACA0BB`
RGB	`rgb(172, 160, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 62.7%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 17%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 14%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 14%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.65, 9.55, -12.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.65, 15.59, 307.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.552, 37.5, 52.211)`
Decimal	`11313339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACA0BB, 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 #ACA0BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACA0BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.5:1	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 #ACA0BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aca0bb; }
.text { color: #aca0bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aca0bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 160 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aca0bb, #baa0bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ACA0BB?: #ACA0BB is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACA0BB?: The RGB value is 172, 160, 187: 172 red, 160 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACA0BB?: The complementary color is #AFBBA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACA0BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.