What color is #ACA7A4?

#ACA7A4 is a gray, closest to the named color Cathedral. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACA7A4?

The RGB value is 172, 167, 164: 172 red, 167 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACA7A4?

The complementary color is #A4A9AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACA7A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACA7A4 color

#ACA7A4 rgb(172, 167, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACA7A4 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 65.5% green and 64.3% blue (172, 167, 164).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 5% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 5% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Cathedral (#ACAAA7), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.82:1).

#ACA7A4 color codes

HEX	`#ACA7A4`
RGB	`rgb(172, 167, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 65.5%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 5%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 5%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 5%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.82, 1.24, 2.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.82, 2.51, 60.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.532, 39.089, 40.682)`
Decimal	`11315108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACA7A4, 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 #ACA7A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACA7A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.82:1	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 #ACA7A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aca7a4; }
.text { color: #aca7a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aca7a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 167 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aca7a4, #acaba4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ACA7A4?: #ACA7A4 is a gray, closest to the named color Cathedral. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACA7A4?: The RGB value is 172, 167, 164: 172 red, 167 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACA7A4?: The complementary color is #A4A9AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACA7A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.