What color is #ACA5BE?

#ACA5BE 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 #ACA5BE?

The RGB value is 172, 165, 190: 172 red, 165 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACA5BE?

The complementary color is #B7BEA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACA5BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACA5BE color

#ACA5BE rgb(172, 165, 190)

Shades of purple

The hex color #ACA5BE is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 64.7% green and 74.5% blue (172, 165, 190).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 16% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.88:1).

#ACA5BE color codes

HEX	`#ACA5BE`
RGB	`rgb(172, 165, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 64.7%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 16%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 13%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 13%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.04, 7.4, -11.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.04, 14.01, 301.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.761, 39.399, 54.215)`
Decimal	`11314622`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACA5BE, 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 #ACA5BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACA5BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.88:1	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 #ACA5BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aca5be; }
.text { color: #aca5be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aca5be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 165 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aca5be, #b8a5be); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #ACA5BE?: #ACA5BE 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 #ACA5BE?: The RGB value is 172, 165, 190: 172 red, 165 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACA5BE?: The complementary color is #B7BEA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACA5BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.