What color is #ACA9B9?

#ACA9B9 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 #ACA9B9?

The RGB value is 172, 169, 185: 172 red, 169 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACA9B9?

The complementary color is #B6B9A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACA9B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACA9B9 color

#ACA9B9 rgb(172, 169, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACA9B9 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 66.3% green and 72.5% blue (172, 169, 185).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 10% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.13:1).

#ACA9B9 color codes

HEX	`#ACA9B9`
RGB	`rgb(172, 169, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 66.3%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 10%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 9%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 9%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.93, 4.17, -7.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.93, 8.85, 298.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.957, 40.649, 51.631)`
Decimal	`11315641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACA9B9, 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 #ACA9B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACA9B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.13:1	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 #ACA9B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aca9b9; }
.text { color: #aca9b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aca9b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 169 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aca9b9, #b4a9b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #ACA9B9?: #ACA9B9 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 #ACA9B9?: The RGB value is 172, 169, 185: 172 red, 169 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACA9B9?: The complementary color is #B6B9A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACA9B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.