What color is #ACA4C4?

#ACA4C4 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACA4C4?

The RGB value is 172, 164, 196: 172 red, 164 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACA4C4?

The complementary color is #BCC4A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACA4C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACA4C4 color

#ACA4C4 rgb(172, 164, 196)

Shades of purple

The hex color #ACA4C4 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 64.3% green and 76.9% blue (172, 164, 196).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 21% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.86:1).

#ACA4C4 color codes

HEX	`#ACA4C4`
RGB	`rgb(172, 164, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 64.3%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 21%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 16%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 16%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.97, 9.21, -15.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.97, 17.88, 301.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.251, 39.307, 57.68)`
Decimal	`11314372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACA4C4, 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 #ACA4C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACA4C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.86:1	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 #ACA4C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aca4c4; }
.text { color: #aca4c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aca4c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 164 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aca4c4, #bca4c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ACA4C4?: #ACA4C4 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACA4C4?: The RGB value is 172, 164, 196: 172 red, 164 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACA4C4?: The complementary color is #BCC4A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACA4C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.