What color is #ACB0B1?

#ACB0B1 is a gray, closest to the named color Tangled Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACB0B1?

The RGB value is 172, 176, 177: 172 red, 176 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACB0B1?

The complementary color is #B1ADAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACB0B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.6:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACB0B1 color

#ACB0B1 rgb(172, 176, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACB0B1 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 69% green and 69.4% blue (172, 176, 177).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 3% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Tangled Web (#B2B2B2), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.6:1).

#ACB0B1 color codes

HEX	`#ACB0B1`
RGB	`rgb(172, 176, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 69%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 3%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 3%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 1%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.55, -1.21, -1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.55, 1.57, 219.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.473, 42.995, 47.753)`
Decimal	`11317425`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACB0B1, 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 #ACB0B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACB0B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.6:1	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 #ACB0B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acb0b1; }
.text { color: #acb0b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acb0b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 176 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acb0b1, #acaeb1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ACB0B1?: #ACB0B1 is a gray, closest to the named color Tangled Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACB0B1?: The RGB value is 172, 176, 177: 172 red, 176 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACB0B1?: The complementary color is #B1ADAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACB0B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.6:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.