What color is #ACB5AD?

#ACB5AD is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACB5AD?

The RGB value is 172, 181, 173: 172 red, 181 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACB5AD?

The complementary color is #B5ACB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACB5AD?

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.

#ACB5AD color

#ACB5AD rgb(172, 181, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACB5AD is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 71% green and 67.8% blue (172, 181, 173).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 6% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#ACB5AD color codes

HEX	`#ACB5AD`
RGB	`rgb(172, 181, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 71%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 6%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 5%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 4%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.78, -4.65, 2.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.78, 5.53, 147.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.079, 44.835, 46.017)`
Decimal	`11318701`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACB5AD, 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 #ACB5AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACB5AD 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 #ACB5AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acb5ad; }
.text { color: #acb5ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acb5ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 181 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acb5ad, #acb5b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ACB5AD?: #ACB5AD is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACB5AD?: The RGB value is 172, 181, 173: 172 red, 181 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACB5AD?: The complementary color is #B5ACB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACB5AD?: 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.