What color is #ACACA9?

#ACACA9 is a gray, closest to the named color Cathedral. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACACA9?

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

What is the complementary color of #ACACA9?

The complementary color is #A9A9AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACACA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACACA9 color

#ACACA9 rgb(172, 172, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACACA9 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 2% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Cathedral (#ACAAA7), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.23:1).

#ACACA9 color codes

HEX	`#ACACA9`
RGB	`rgb(172, 172, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 67.5%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 2%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 2%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.27, -0.56, 1.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.27, 1.64, 110.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.926, 41.14, 43.419)`
Decimal	`11316393`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACACA9, 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 #ACACA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACACA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.23:1	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 #ACACA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acaca9; }
.text { color: #acaca9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acaca9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 172 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acaca9, #abaca9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ACACA9?: #ACACA9 is a gray, closest to the named color Cathedral. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACACA9?: The RGB value is 172, 172, 169: 172 red, 172 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACACA9?: The complementary color is #A9A9AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACACA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.