What color is #ACADB2?

#ACADB2 is a gray, closest to the named color Ultimate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACADB2?

The RGB value is 172, 173, 178: 172 red, 173 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACADB2?

The complementary color is #B2B1AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACADB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.37:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACADB2 color

#ACADB2 rgb(172, 173, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACADB2 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 67.8% green and 69.8% blue (172, 173, 178).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 4% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Ultimate Gray (#A9A8A9), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.37:1).

#ACADB2 color codes

HEX	`#ACADB2`
RGB	`rgb(172, 173, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 67.8%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 4%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 3%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 3%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.78, 0.6, -2.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.78, 2.75, 282.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.991, 41.872, 48.086)`
Decimal	`11316658`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACADB2, 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 #ACADB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACADB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.37:1	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 #ACADB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acadb2; }
.text { color: #acadb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acadb2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 173 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acadb2, #aeacb2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ACADB2?: #ACADB2 is a gray, closest to the named color Ultimate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACADB2?: The RGB value is 172, 173, 178: 172 red, 173 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACADB2?: The complementary color is #B2B1AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACADB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.37:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.