What color is #ACB0A1?

#ACB0A1 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACB0A1?

The RGB value is 172, 176, 161: 172 red, 176 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACB0A1?

The complementary color is #A5A1B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACB0A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACB0A1 color

#ACB0A1 rgb(172, 176, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACB0A1 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 69% green and 63.1% blue (172, 176, 161).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 9% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Moorland (#A6AB9B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.48:1).

#ACB0A1 color codes

HEX	`#ACB0A1`
RGB	`rgb(172, 176, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 69%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 9%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 9%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 9%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.14, -4.16, 7.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.14, 8.31, 120.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.971, 42.395, 39.841)`
Decimal	`11317409`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACB0A1, 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 #ACB0A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACB0A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.48:1	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 #ACB0A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acb0a1; }
.text { color: #acb0a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acb0a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 176 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acb0a1, #a5b0a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #ACB0A1?: #ACB0A1 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACB0A1?: The RGB value is 172, 176, 161: 172 red, 176 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACB0A1?: The complementary color is #A5A1B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACB0A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.