What color is #ACB4A0?

#ACB4A0 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 #ACB4A0?

The RGB value is 172, 180, 160: 172 red, 180 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACB4A0?

The complementary color is #A8A0B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACB4A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACB4A0 color

#ACB4A0 rgb(172, 180, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACB4A0 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 70.6% green and 62.7% blue (172, 180, 160).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 12% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Gargoyle (#ABB39E), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.79:1).

#ACB4A0 color codes

HEX	`#ACB4A0`
RGB	`rgb(172, 180, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 70.6%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 12%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 11%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 11%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.2, -6.47, 9.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.2, 11.28, 124.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.679, 43.951, 39.644)`
Decimal	`11318432`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACB4A0, 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 #ACB4A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACB4A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.79:1	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 #ACB4A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acb4a0; }
.text { color: #acb4a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acb4a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 180 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acb4a0, #a2b4a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #ACB4A0?: #ACB4A0 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 #ACB4A0?: The RGB value is 172, 180, 160: 172 red, 180 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACB4A0?: The complementary color is #A8A0B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACB4A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.