What color is #ACA3B1?

#ACA3B1 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACA3B1?

The RGB value is 172, 163, 177: 172 red, 163 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACA3B1?

The complementary color is #A8B1A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACA3B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACA3B1 color

#ACA3B1 rgb(172, 163, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACA3B1 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 63.9% green and 69.4% blue (172, 163, 177).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 8% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.63:1).

#ACA3B1 color codes

HEX	`#ACA3B1`
RGB	`rgb(172, 163, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 63.9%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 8%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 8%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 8%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.12, 5.89, -6.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.12, 8.44, 314.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.045, 38.14, 46.944)`
Decimal	`11314097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACA3B1, 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 #ACA3B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACA3B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.63:1	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 #ACA3B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aca3b1; }
.text { color: #aca3b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aca3b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 163 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aca3b1, #b1a3af); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ACA3B1?: #ACA3B1 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACA3B1?: The RGB value is 172, 163, 177: 172 red, 163 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACA3B1?: The complementary color is #A8B1A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACA3B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.