What color is #ACACA1?

#ACACA1 is a gray, closest to the named color Windless Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACACA1?

The RGB value is 172, 172, 161: 172 red, 172 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACACA1?

The complementary color is #A1A1AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACACA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.17:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACACA1 color

#ACACA1 rgb(172, 172, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACACA1 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 67.5% green and 63.1% blue (172, 172, 161).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 6% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Windless Morning (#ABA9A0), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.17:1).

#ACACA1 color codes

HEX	`#ACACA1`
RGB	`rgb(172, 172, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 67.5%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 6%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 6%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 6%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.07, -2.01, 5.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.07, 6, 109.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.198, 40.849, 39.584)`
Decimal	`11316385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACACA1, 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 #ACACA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACACA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.17:1	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 #ACACA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acaca1; }
.text { color: #acaca1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acaca1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 172 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acaca1, #a7aca1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ACACA1?: #ACACA1 is a gray, closest to the named color Windless Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACACA1?: The RGB value is 172, 172, 161: 172 red, 172 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACACA1?: The complementary color is #A1A1AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACACA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.17:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.