What color is #ACB3B2?

#ACB3B2 is a gray, closest to the named color Provence Wind. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACB3B2?

The RGB value is 172, 179, 178: 172 red, 179 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACB3B2?

The complementary color is #B3ACAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACB3B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACB3B2 color

#ACB3B2 rgb(172, 179, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACB3B2 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 70.2% green and 69.8% blue (172, 179, 178).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 4% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Provence Wind (#B4B9B9), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.85:1).

#ACB3B2 color codes

HEX	`#ACB3B2`
RGB	`rgb(172, 179, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 70.2%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 4%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 4%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 1%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.38, -2.64, -0.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.38, 2.66, 187.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.168, 44.225, 48.478)`
Decimal	`11318194`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACB3B2, 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 #ACB3B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACB3B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.85:1	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 #ACB3B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acb3b2; }
.text { color: #acb3b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acb3b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 179 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acb3b2, #acb1b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #ACB3B2?: #ACB3B2 is a gray, closest to the named color Provence Wind. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACB3B2?: The RGB value is 172, 179, 178: 172 red, 179 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACB3B2?: The complementary color is #B3ACAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACB3B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.