What color is #ACB5A5?

#ACB5A5 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACB5A5?

The RGB value is 172, 181, 165: 172 red, 181 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACB5A5?

The complementary color is #AEA5B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACB5A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACB5A5 color

#ACB5A5 rgb(172, 181, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACB5A5 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 71% green and 64.7% blue (172, 181, 165).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 10% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Gargoyle (#ABB39E), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.91:1).

#ACB5A5 color codes

HEX	`#ACB5A5`
RGB	`rgb(172, 181, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 71%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 10%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 9%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 9%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.58, -6.12, 7.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.58, 9.35, 130.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.328, 44.535, 42.062)`
Decimal	`11318693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACB5A5, 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 #ACB5A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACB5A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.91:1	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 #ACB5A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acb5a5; }
.text { color: #acb5a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acb5a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 181 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acb5a5, #a5b5a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ACB5A5?: #ACB5A5 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACB5A5?: The RGB value is 172, 181, 165: 172 red, 181 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACB5A5?: The complementary color is #AEA5B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACB5A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.