What color is #ACA6BC?

#ACA6BC 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 #ACA6BC?

The RGB value is 172, 166, 188: 172 red, 166 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACA6BC?

The complementary color is #B6BCA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACA6BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACA6BC color

#ACA6BC rgb(172, 166, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACA6BC is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 65.1% green and 73.7% blue (172, 166, 188).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 14% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 5.4 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.93:1).

#ACA6BC color codes

HEX	`#ACA6BC`
RGB	`rgb(172, 166, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 65.1%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 14%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 12%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 12%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.24, 6.43, -10.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.24, 12.31, 301.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.725, 39.674, 53.132)`
Decimal	`11314876`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACA6BC, 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 #ACA6BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACA6BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.93:1	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 #ACA6BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aca6bc; }
.text { color: #aca6bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aca6bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 166 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aca6bc, #b7a6bc); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #ACA6BC?: #ACA6BC 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 #ACA6BC?: The RGB value is 172, 166, 188: 172 red, 166 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACA6BC?: The complementary color is #B6BCA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACA6BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.