Information about #AC97AE color

#AC97AE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #AC97AE is classified in the Register under the Magenta Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(172, 151, 174) — 67.5% red, 59.2% green, 68.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 1 / 9 / 0 / 32. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#AC97AE presents itself as a softly toned electric magenta — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Lilac Luster (#AE98AA). Its next-closest registered neighbors are London Hue (#AE94AB) and Heliotrope Gray (#AA98A9).

In RGB terms — rgb(172, 151, 174) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #AC97AE background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.7:1. No one has named #AC97AE so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#AC97AE color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#AC97AE color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #AC97AE

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Lilac Luster color link
Lilac Luster

#AE98AA

London Hue color link
London Hue

#AE94AB

Marionette color link
Marionette

#AB94B3

Glossy Grape color link
Glossy Grape

#AB92B3

Siesta color link
Siesta

#A59AA8

Vision color link
Vision

#A09BB2

Effortless color link
Effortless

#A096A7

stung color link
stung

#A69FA4

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AC97AE
  • RGB172, 151, 174
  • CMYK1, 9, 0, 32
  • CSSrgb(172, 151, 174)
  • HSL295°, 12%, 64%
  • HSL Precise294.783°, 12.432%, 63.725%
  • HSV295°, 13%, 68%
  • HSB295°, 13%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • GLSLvec3(0.675, 0.592, 0.682)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.675, 0.592, 0.682, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.675, 0.592, 0.682)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.2%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAC97AE
  • DECIMAL ID11311022
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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