What color is #ACA2AE?

#ACA2AE is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACA2AE?

The RGB value is 172, 162, 174: 172 red, 162 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACA2AE?

The complementary color is #A4AEA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACA2AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACA2AE color

#ACA2AE rgb(172, 162, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACA2AE is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 63.5% green and 68.2% blue (172, 162, 174).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 7% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.53:1).

#ACA2AE color codes

HEX	`#ACA2AE`
RGB	`rgb(172, 162, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 63.5%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 7%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 7%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 7%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.77, 5.86, -4.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.77, 7.63, 320.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.572, 37.668, 45.327)`
Decimal	`11313838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACA2AE, 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 #ACA2AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACA2AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.53:1	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 #ACA2AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aca2ae; }
.text { color: #aca2ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aca2ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 162 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aca2ae, #aea2aa); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #ACA2AE?: #ACA2AE is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACA2AE?: The RGB value is 172, 162, 174: 172 red, 162 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACA2AE?: The complementary color is #A4AEA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACA2AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.