What color is #ACA4B4?

#ACA4B4 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACA4B4?

The RGB value is 172, 164, 180: 172 red, 164 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACA4B4?

The complementary color is #ACB4A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACA4B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACA4B4 color

#ACA4B4 rgb(172, 164, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACA4B4 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 64.3% green and 70.6% blue (172, 164, 180).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 10% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 5 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.72:1).

#ACA4B4 color codes

HEX	`#ACA4B4`
RGB	`rgb(172, 164, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 64.3%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 10%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 9%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 9%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.47, 5.93, -7.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.47, 9.32, 309.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.526, 38.617, 48.595)`
Decimal	`11314356`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACA4B4, 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 #ACA4B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACA4B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.72:1	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 #ACA4B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aca4b4; }
.text { color: #aca4b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aca4b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 164 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aca4b4, #b4a4b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #ACA4B4?: #ACA4B4 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACA4B4?: The RGB value is 172, 164, 180: 172 red, 164 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACA4B4?: The complementary color is #ACB4A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACA4B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.