What color is #C8ACCA?

#C8ACCA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8ACCA?

The RGB value is 200, 172, 202: 200 red, 172 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8ACCA?

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

Is black or white text better on #C8ACCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8ACCA color

#C8ACCA rgb(200, 172, 202)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C8ACCA is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 67.5% green and 79.2% blue (200, 172, 202).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 22% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Novel Lilac (#C2A4C2), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.21:1).

#C8ACCA color codes

HEX	`#C8ACCA`
RGB	`rgb(200, 172, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 67.5%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 22%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 15%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 15%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.58, 15.44, -11.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.58, 19.23, 323.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.231, 46.049, 62.161)`
Decimal	`13151434`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8ACCA, 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 #C8ACCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8ACCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.21:1	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 #C8ACCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8acca; }
.text { color: #c8acca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8acca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 172 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8acca, #caacbd); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C8ACCA?: #C8ACCA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8ACCA?: The RGB value is 200, 172, 202: 200 red, 172 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8ACCA?: The complementary color is #AECAAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8ACCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.