What color is #ACB3A6?

#ACB3A6 is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACB3A6?

The RGB value is 172, 179, 166: 172 red, 179 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACB3A6?

The complementary color is #ADA6B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACB3A6?

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.

#ACB3A6 color

#ACB3A6 rgb(172, 179, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACB3A6 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 70.2% green and 65.1% blue (172, 179, 166).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 8% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#ACB3A6 color codes

HEX	`#ACB3A6`
RGB	`rgb(172, 179, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 70.2%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 8%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 7%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 7%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.07, -4.87, 5.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.07, 7.57, 130.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.015, 43.764, 42.408)`
Decimal	`11318182`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACB3A6, 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 #ACB3A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACB3A6 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 #ACB3A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acb3a6; }
.text { color: #acb3a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acb3a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 179 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acb3a6, #a6b3a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ACB3A6?: #ACB3A6 is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACB3A6?: The RGB value is 172, 179, 166: 172 red, 179 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACB3A6?: The complementary color is #ADA6B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACB3A6?: 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.