What color is #ACA4A6?

#ACA4A6 is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACA4A6?

The RGB value is 172, 164, 166: 172 red, 164 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACA4A6?

The complementary color is #A4ACAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACA4A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACA4A6 color

#ACA4A6 rgb(172, 164, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACA4A6 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 64.3% green and 65.1% blue (172, 164, 166).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 5% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 3% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Rose Ashes (#B5ACAB), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.61:1).

#ACA4A6 color codes

HEX	`#ACA4A6`
RGB	`rgb(172, 164, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 64.3%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 5%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 5%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 3%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.08, 3.25, 0)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.08, 3.25, 359.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.171, 38.075, 41.46)`
Decimal	`11314342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACA4A6, 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 #ACA4A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACA4A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.61:1	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 #ACA4A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aca4a6; }
.text { color: #aca4a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aca4a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 164 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aca4a6, #aca6a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #ACA4A6?: #ACA4A6 is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACA4A6?: The RGB value is 172, 164, 166: 172 red, 164 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACA4A6?: The complementary color is #A4ACAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACA4A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.