What color is #ACA0BE?

#ACA0BE 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 #ACA0BE?

The RGB value is 172, 160, 190: 172 red, 160 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACA0BE?

The complementary color is #B2BEA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACA0BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACA0BE color

#ACA0BE rgb(172, 160, 190)

Shades of purple

The hex color #ACA0BE is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 62.7% green and 74.5% blue (172, 160, 190).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 19% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.53:1).

#ACA0BE color codes

HEX	`#ACA0BE`
RGB	`rgb(172, 160, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 62.7%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 19%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 16%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 16%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.75, 10.17, -13.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.75, 17.18, 306.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.877, 37.63, 53.92)`
Decimal	`11313342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACA0BE, 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 #ACA0BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACA0BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.53:1	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 #ACA0BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aca0be; }
.text { color: #aca0be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aca0be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 160 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aca0be, #bba0be); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #ACA0BE?: #ACA0BE 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 #ACA0BE?: The RGB value is 172, 160, 190: 172 red, 160 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACA0BE?: The complementary color is #B2BEA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACA0BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.