What color is #ACA8AE?

#ACA8AE is a gray, closest to the named color Ultimate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACA8AE?

The RGB value is 172, 168, 174: 172 red, 168 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACA8AE?

The complementary color is #AAAEA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACA8AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACA8AE color

#ACA8AE rgb(172, 168, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACA8AE is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 65.9% green and 68.2% blue (172, 168, 174).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 4% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Ultimate Gray (#A9A8A9), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.97:1).

#ACA8AE color codes

HEX	`#ACA8AE`
RGB	`rgb(172, 168, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 65.9%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 4%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 3%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 3%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.35, 2.56, -2.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.35, 3.63, 314.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.655, 39.832, 45.688)`
Decimal	`11315374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACA8AE, 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 #ACA8AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACA8AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.97:1	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 #ACA8AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aca8ae; }
.text { color: #aca8ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aca8ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 168 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aca8ae, #aea8ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ACA8AE?: #ACA8AE is a gray, closest to the named color Ultimate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACA8AE?: The RGB value is 172, 168, 174: 172 red, 168 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACA8AE?: The complementary color is #AAAEA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACA8AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.