What color is #ACB3A2?

#ACB3A2 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACB3A2?

The RGB value is 172, 179, 162: 172 red, 179 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACB3A2?

The complementary color is #A9A2B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACB3A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.72:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACB3A2 color

#ACB3A2 rgb(172, 179, 162)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACB3A2 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 70.2% green and 63.5% blue (172, 179, 162).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 10% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Gargoyle (#ABB39E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.72:1).

#ACB3A2 color codes

HEX	`#ACB3A2`
RGB	`rgb(172, 179, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 70.2%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 10%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 9%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 9%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.97, -5.58, 7.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.97, 9.62, 125.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.654, 43.619, 40.506)`
Decimal	`11318178`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACB3A2, 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 #ACB3A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACB3A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.72:1	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 #ACB3A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acb3a2; }
.text { color: #acb3a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acb3a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 179 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acb3a2, #a4b3a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ACB3A2?: #ACB3A2 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACB3A2?: The RGB value is 172, 179, 162: 172 red, 179 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACB3A2?: The complementary color is #A9A2B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACB3A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.72:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.