Close to Heather
#ACA0BE
#ACA0BE is a light, soft, grayish purple, close to the color Heather. In RGB it’s made of 67.5% red, 62.7% green, and 74.5% blue. Its hue is 264°, with 19% saturation and 69% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #ACA0BE.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.46:1 FailBlack text on this color
8.53:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.46:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.53:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #ACA0BE as they’d see it.
#ACA0BE in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #ACA0BE
What color is #ACA0BE?
#ACA0BE is a light, soft, grayish purple, close to the color Heather. In RGB it’s made of 67.5% red, 62.7% green, and 74.5% blue. Its hue is 264°, with 19% saturation and 69% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #ACA0BE in RGB?
#ACA0BE is rgb(172, 160, 190): 172 red, 160 green, and 190 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #ACA0BE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(9, 16, 0, 25). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #ACA0BE?
PANTONE 2654 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #ACA0BE?
Its complement #9DA98B gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.