What color is #ACAFA6?

#ACAFA6 is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACAFA6?

The RGB value is 172, 175, 166: 172 red, 175 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACAFA6?

The complementary color is #A9A6AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACAFA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACAFA6 color

#ACAFA6 rgb(172, 175, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACAFA6 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 68.6% green and 65.1% blue (172, 175, 166).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 5% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Pigeon (#A9AFAA), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.44:1).

#ACAFA6 color codes

HEX	`#ACAFA6`
RGB	`rgb(172, 175, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 68.6%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 5%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 5%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 5%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71, -2.73, 4.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71, 5.04, 122.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.225, 42.184, 42.145)`
Decimal	`11317158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACAFA6, 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 #ACAFA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACAFA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.44:1	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 #ACAFA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acafa6; }
.text { color: #acafa6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acafa6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 175 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acafa6, #a8afa6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #ACAFA6?: #ACAFA6 is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACAFA6?: The RGB value is 172, 175, 166: 172 red, 175 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACAFA6?: The complementary color is #A9A6AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACAFA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.