What color is #ACAAB3?

#ACAAB3 is a gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACAAB3?

The RGB value is 172, 170, 179: 172 red, 170 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACAAB3?

The complementary color is #B1B3AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACAAB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACAAB3 color

#ACAAB3 rgb(172, 170, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACAAB3 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 66.7% green and 70.2% blue (172, 170, 179).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 6% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% 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 9.15:1).

#ACAAB3 color codes

HEX	`#ACAAB3`
RGB	`rgb(172, 170, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 66.7%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 6%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 5%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 5%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.02, 2.43, -4.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.02, 4.99, 299.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.523, 40.775, 48.427)`
Decimal	`11315891`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACAAB3, 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 #ACAAB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACAAB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.15:1	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 #ACAAB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acaab3; }
.text { color: #acaab3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acaab3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 170 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acaab3, #b1aab3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ACAAB3?: #ACAAB3 is a gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACAAB3?: The RGB value is 172, 170, 179: 172 red, 170 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACAAB3?: The complementary color is #B1B3AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACAAB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.