What color is #C3ACCA?

#C3ACCA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3ACCA?

The RGB value is 195, 172, 202: 195 red, 172 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3ACCA?

The complementary color is #B3CAAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3ACCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3ACCA color

#C3ACCA rgb(195, 172, 202)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C3ACCA is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 67.5% green and 79.2% blue (195, 172, 202).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 22% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.07:1).

#C3ACCA color codes

HEX	`#C3ACCA`
RGB	`rgb(195, 172, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 67.5%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 22%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 15%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 15%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.14, 13.74, -12.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.14, 18.36, 318.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.917, 45.372, 62.099)`
Decimal	`12823754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3ACCA, 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 #C3ACCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3ACCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.07:1	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 #C3ACCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3acca; }
.text { color: #c3acca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3acca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 172 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3acca, #caacc2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C3ACCA?: #C3ACCA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3ACCA?: The RGB value is 195, 172, 202: 195 red, 172 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3ACCA?: The complementary color is #B3CAAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3ACCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.