What color is #ACB2B0?

#ACB2B0 is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACB2B0?

The RGB value is 172, 178, 176: 172 red, 178 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACB2B0?

The complementary color is #B2ACAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACB2B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACB2B0 color

#ACB2B0 rgb(172, 178, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACB2B0 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 69.8% green and 69% blue (172, 178, 176).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 4% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Pigeon (#A9AFAA), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.75:1).

#ACB2B0 color codes

HEX	`#ACB2B0`
RGB	`rgb(172, 178, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 69.8%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 4%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 3%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 1%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.06, -2.48, 0.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.06, 2.5, 173.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.769, 43.746, 47.362)`
Decimal	`11317936`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACB2B0, 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 #ACB2B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACB2B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.75:1	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 #ACB2B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acb2b0; }
.text { color: #acb2b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acb2b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 178 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acb2b0, #acb1b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #ACB2B0?: #ACB2B0 is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACB2B0?: The RGB value is 172, 178, 176: 172 red, 178 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACB2B0?: The complementary color is #B2ACAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACB2B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.