What color is #ACA9A5?

#ACA9A5 is a gray, closest to the named color Cathedral. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACA9A5?

The RGB value is 172, 169, 165: 172 red, 169 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACA9A5?

The complementary color is #A5A8AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACA9A5?

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.

#ACA9A5 color

#ACA9A5 rgb(172, 169, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACA9A5 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 66.3% green and 64.7% blue (172, 169, 165).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 4% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 4% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Cathedral (#ACAAA7), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#ACA9A5 color codes

HEX	`#ACA9A5`
RGB	`rgb(172, 169, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 66.3%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 4%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 4%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 4%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.37, 0.33, 2.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.37, 2.46, 82.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.992, 39.863, 41.283)`
Decimal	`11315621`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACA9A5, 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 #ACA9A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACA9A5 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 #ACA9A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aca9a5; }
.text { color: #aca9a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aca9a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 169 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aca9a5, #acaca5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ACA9A5?: #ACA9A5 is a gray, closest to the named color Cathedral. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACA9A5?: The RGB value is 172, 169, 165: 172 red, 169 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACA9A5?: The complementary color is #A5A8AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACA9A5?: 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.