What color is #ACB2A3?

#ACB2A3 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 #ACB2A3?

The RGB value is 172, 178, 163: 172 red, 178 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACB2A3?

The complementary color is #A9A3B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACB2A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACB2A3 color

#ACB2A3 rgb(172, 178, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACB2A3 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 69.8% green and 63.9% blue (172, 178, 163).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 9% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Moorland (#A6AB9B), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.65:1).

#ACB2A3 color codes

HEX	`#ACB2A3`
RGB	`rgb(172, 178, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 69.8%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 9%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 8%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 8%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.73, -4.88, 6.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.73, 8.48, 125.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.543, 43.256, 40.909)`
Decimal	`11317923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACB2A3, 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 #ACB2A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACB2A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.65:1	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 #ACB2A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acb2a3; }
.text { color: #acb2a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acb2a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 178 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acb2a3, #a5b2a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #ACB2A3?: #ACB2A3 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 #ACB2A3?: The RGB value is 172, 178, 163: 172 red, 178 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACB2A3?: The complementary color is #A9A3B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACB2A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.