What color is #ACB4B8?

#ACB4B8 is a gray, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACB4B8?

The RGB value is 172, 180, 184: 172 red, 180 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACB4B8?

The complementary color is #B8B0AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACB4B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACB4B8 color

#ACB4B8 rgb(172, 180, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACB4B8 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 70.6% green and 72.2% blue (172, 180, 184).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 8% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Casper (#AAB5B8), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.97:1).

#ACB4B8 color codes

HEX	`#ACB4B8`
RGB	`rgb(172, 180, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 70.6%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 8%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 7%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 2%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.81, -2, -3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.81, 3.61, 236.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.984, 44.873, 51.788)`
Decimal	`11318456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACB4B8, 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 #ACB4B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACB4B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.97:1	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 #ACB4B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acb4b8; }
.text { color: #acb4b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acb4b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 180 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acb4b8, #acaeb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #ACB4B8?: #ACB4B8 is a gray, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACB4B8?: The RGB value is 172, 180, 184: 172 red, 180 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACB4B8?: The complementary color is #B8B0AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACB4B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.