What color is #ACA1AF?

#ACA1AF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACA1AF?

The RGB value is 172, 161, 175: 172 red, 161 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACA1AF?

The complementary color is #A4AFA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACA1AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.47:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACA1AF color

#ACA1AF rgb(172, 161, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACA1AF is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 63.1% green and 68.6% blue (172, 161, 175).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 8% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.47:1).

#ACA1AF color codes

HEX	`#ACA1AF`
RGB	`rgb(172, 161, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 63.1%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 8%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 8%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 8%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.54, 6.6, -5.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.54, 8.79, 318.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.495, 37.356, 45.784)`
Decimal	`11313583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACA1AF, 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 #ACA1AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACA1AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.47:1	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 #ACA1AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aca1af; }
.text { color: #aca1af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aca1af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 161 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aca1af, #afa1ab); }

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Questions

What color is #ACA1AF?: #ACA1AF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACA1AF?: The RGB value is 172, 161, 175: 172 red, 161 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACA1AF?: The complementary color is #A4AFA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACA1AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.47:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.