What color is #ACB3B5?

#ACB3B5 is a gray, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACB3B5?

The RGB value is 172, 179, 181: 172 red, 179 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACB3B5?

The complementary color is #B5AEAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACB3B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACB3B5 color

#ACB3B5 rgb(172, 179, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACB3B5 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 70.2% green and 71% blue (172, 179, 181).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 6% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Casper (#AAB5B8), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.87:1).

#ACB3B5 color codes

HEX	`#ACB3B5`
RGB	`rgb(172, 179, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 70.2%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 6%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 5%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 1%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.46, -2.06, -1.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.46, 2.78, 222.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.472, 44.347, 50.082)`
Decimal	`11318197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACB3B5, 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 #ACB3B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACB3B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.87:1	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 #ACB3B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acb3b5; }
.text { color: #acb3b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acb3b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 179 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acb3b5, #acafb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #ACB3B5?: #ACB3B5 is a gray, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACB3B5?: The RGB value is 172, 179, 181: 172 red, 179 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACB3B5?: The complementary color is #B5AEAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACB3B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.