What color is #ACA4AB?

#ACA4AB is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACA4AB?

The RGB value is 172, 164, 171: 172 red, 164 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACA4AB?

The complementary color is #A4ACA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACA4AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACA4AB color

#ACA4AB rgb(172, 164, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACA4AB is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 64.3% green and 67.1% blue (172, 164, 171).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 5% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 1% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Walkway (#A3999C), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.65:1).

#ACA4AB color codes

HEX	`#ACA4AB`
RGB	`rgb(172, 164, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 64.3%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 5%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 5%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 1%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.21, 4.18, -2.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.21, 4.91, 328.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.638, 38.262, 43.923)`
Decimal	`11314347`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACA4AB, 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 #ACA4AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACA4AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.65:1	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 #ACA4AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aca4ab; }
.text { color: #aca4ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aca4ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 164 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aca4ab, #aca4a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #ACA4AB?: #ACA4AB is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACA4AB?: The RGB value is 172, 164, 171: 172 red, 164 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACA4AB?: The complementary color is #A4ACA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACA4AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.