What color is #ACAAA7?

#ACAAA7 is a gray known as Cathedral. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cathedral?

The RGB value is 172, 170, 167: 172 red, 170 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cathedral?

The complementary color is #A7A9AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACAAA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cathedral color: hex code #ACAAA7

#ACAAA7 rgb(172, 170, 167)

Shades of gray

Cathedral has the hex code #ACAAA7. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 66.7% green and 65.5% blue (172, 170, 167).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 3% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 3% yellow and 33% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.06:1).

Cathedral (#ACAAA7) color codes

HEX	`#ACAAA7`
RGB	`rgb(172, 170, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 66.7%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 3%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 3%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 3%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.69, 0.16, 1.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.69, 1.8, 85.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.362, 40.31, 42.311)`
Decimal	`11315879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cathedral, 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 #ACAAA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACAAA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.06:1	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 #ACAAA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acaaa7; }
.text { color: #acaaa7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acaaa7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 170 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acaaa7, #acaca7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #ACAAA7 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #ACAAA7?: #ACAAA7 is a gray known as Cathedral. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cathedral?: The RGB value is 172, 170, 167: 172 red, 170 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cathedral?: The complementary color is #A7A9AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACAAA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.