What color is #ACB1B0?

#ACB1B0 is a gray, closest to the named color Provence Wind. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACB1B0?

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

What is the complementary color of #ACB1B0?

The complementary color is #B1ACAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACB1B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACB1B0 color

#ACB1B0 rgb(172, 177, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACB1B0 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 168°, with 3% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Provence Wind (#B4B9B9), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.67:1).

#ACB1B0 color codes

HEX	`#ACB1B0`
RGB	`rgb(172, 177, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 69.4%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 3%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 3%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 1%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.79, -1.94, -0.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.79, 1.95, 183.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.57, 43.349, 47.296)`
Decimal	`11317680`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACB1B0, 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 #ACB1B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACB1B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.67:1	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 #ACB1B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acb1b0; }
.text { color: #acb1b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acb1b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 177 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acb1b0, #acb0b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #ACB1B0?: #ACB1B0 is a gray, closest to the named color Provence Wind. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACB1B0?: The RGB value is 172, 177, 176: 172 red, 177 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACB1B0?: The complementary color is #B1ACAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACB1B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.