What color is #ACB0B5?

#ACB0B5 is a gray, closest to the named color Wolfram. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACB0B5?

The RGB value is 172, 176, 181: 172 red, 176 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACB0B5?

The complementary color is #B5B1AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACB0B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACB0B5 color

#ACB0B5 rgb(172, 176, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACB0B5 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 69% green and 71% blue (172, 176, 181).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 6% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Wolfram (#B5B6B7), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.63:1).

#ACB0B5 color codes

HEX	`#ACB0B5`
RGB	`rgb(172, 176, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 69%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 6%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 5%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 3%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.66, -0.44, -3.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.66, 3.07, 261.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.877, 43.157, 49.884)`
Decimal	`11317429`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACB0B5, 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 #ACB0B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACB0B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.63:1	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 #ACB0B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acb0b5; }
.text { color: #acb0b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acb0b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 176 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acb0b5, #adacb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ACB0B5?: #ACB0B5 is a gray, closest to the named color Wolfram. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACB0B5?: The RGB value is 172, 176, 181: 172 red, 176 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACB0B5?: The complementary color is #B5B1AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACB0B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.