What color is #A4ACB0?

#A4ACB0 is a gray, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4ACB0?

The RGB value is 164, 172, 176: 164 red, 172 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4ACB0?

The complementary color is #B0A8A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4ACB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4ACB0 color

#A4ACB0 rgb(164, 172, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A4ACB0 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 67.5% green and 69% blue (164, 172, 176).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 7% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Crown of Ash (#A1A9A9), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.11:1).

#A4ACB0 color codes

HEX	`#A4ACB0`
RGB	`rgb(164, 172, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 67.5%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 7%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 7%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 2%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.85, -2.02, -3.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.85, 3.64, 236.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.897, 40.532, 46.893)`
Decimal	`10792112`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4ACB0, 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 #A4ACB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4ACB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.11:1	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 #A4ACB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4acb0; }
.text { color: #a4acb0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4acb0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 172 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4acb0, #a4a6b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A4ACB0?: #A4ACB0 is a gray, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4ACB0?: The RGB value is 164, 172, 176: 164 red, 172 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4ACB0?: The complementary color is #B0A8A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4ACB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.