What color is #ACA5AB?

#ACA5AB is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACA5AB?

The RGB value is 172, 165, 171: 172 red, 165 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACA5AB?

The complementary color is #A5ACA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACA5AB?

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.

#ACA5AB color

#ACA5AB rgb(172, 165, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACA5AB is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 64.7% green and 67.1% blue (172, 165, 171).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 4% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 1% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Walkway (#A3999C), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#ACA5AB color codes

HEX	`#ACA5AB`
RGB	`rgb(172, 165, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 64.7%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 4%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 4%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 1%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.48, 3.63, -2.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.48, 4.24, 328.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.818, 38.621, 43.983)`
Decimal	`11314603`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACA5AB, 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 #ACA5AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACA5AB 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 #ACA5AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aca5ab; }
.text { color: #aca5ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aca5ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 165 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aca5ab, #aca5a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #ACA5AB?: #ACA5AB is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACA5AB?: The RGB value is 172, 165, 171: 172 red, 165 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACA5AB?: The complementary color is #A5ACA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACA5AB?: 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.