What color is #ACACB4?

#ACACB4 is a gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACACB4?

The RGB value is 172, 172, 180: 172 red, 172 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACACB4?

The complementary color is #B4B4AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACACB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACACB4 color

#ACACB4 rgb(172, 172, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACACB4 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 67.5% green and 70.6% blue (172, 172, 180).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 5% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.31:1).

#ACACB4 color codes

HEX	`#ACACB4`
RGB	`rgb(172, 172, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 67.5%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 5%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 4%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 4%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.57, 1.54, -4.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.57, 4.37, 290.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.002, 41.571, 49.088)`
Decimal	`11316404`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACACB4, 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 #ACACB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACACB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.31:1	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 #ACACB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acacb4; }
.text { color: #acacb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acacb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 172 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acacb4, #b0acb4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ACACB4?: #ACACB4 is a gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACACB4?: The RGB value is 172, 172, 180: 172 red, 172 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACACB4?: The complementary color is #B4B4AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACACB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.