What color is #ACB2B6?

#ACB2B6 is a gray, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACB2B6?

The RGB value is 172, 178, 182: 172 red, 178 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACB2B6?

The complementary color is #B6B0AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACB2B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.8:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACB2B6 color

#ACB2B6 rgb(172, 178, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACB2B6 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 69.8% green and 71.4% blue (172, 178, 182).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 6% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Casper (#AAB5B8), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.8:1).

#ACB2B6 color codes

HEX	`#ACB2B6`
RGB	`rgb(172, 178, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 69.8%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 6%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 5%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 2%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.22, -1.32, -2.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.22, 3.07, 244.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.375, 43.989, 50.558)`
Decimal	`11317942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACB2B6, 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 #ACB2B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACB2B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.8:1	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 #ACB2B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acb2b6; }
.text { color: #acb2b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acb2b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 178 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acb2b6, #acadb6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ACB2B6?: #ACB2B6 is a gray, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACB2B6?: The RGB value is 172, 178, 182: 172 red, 178 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACB2B6?: The complementary color is #B6B0AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACB2B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.8:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.