What color is #ACAEA5?

#ACAEA5 is a gray, closest to the named color Windless Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACAEA5?

The RGB value is 172, 174, 165: 172 red, 174 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACAEA5?

The complementary color is #A7A5AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACAEA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACAEA5 color

#ACAEA5 rgb(172, 174, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACAEA5 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 68.2% green and 64.7% blue (172, 174, 165).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 5% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Windless Morning (#ABA9A0), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.35:1).

#ACAEA5 color codes

HEX	`#ACAEA5`
RGB	`rgb(172, 174, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 68.2%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 5%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 5%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 5%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.7, -2.37, 4.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.7, 4.97, 118.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.94, 41.759, 41.599)`
Decimal	`11316901`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACAEA5, 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 #ACAEA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACAEA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.35:1	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 #ACAEA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acaea5; }
.text { color: #acaea5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acaea5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 174 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acaea5, #a8aea5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #ACAEA5?: #ACAEA5 is a gray, closest to the named color Windless Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACAEA5?: The RGB value is 172, 174, 165: 172 red, 174 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACAEA5?: The complementary color is #A7A5AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACAEA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.