What color is #ACB7AE?

#ACB7AE is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACB7AE?

The RGB value is 172, 183, 174: 172 red, 183 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACB7AE?

The complementary color is #B7ACB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACB7AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.14:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACB7AE color

#ACB7AE rgb(172, 183, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACB7AE is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 71.8% green and 68.2% blue (172, 183, 174).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 7% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.14:1).

#ACB7AE color codes

HEX	`#ACB7AE`
RGB	`rgb(172, 183, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 71.8%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 7%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 6%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 5%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.35, -5.53, 3.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.35, 6.42, 149.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.585, 45.693, 46.665)`
Decimal	`11319214`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACB7AE, 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 #ACB7AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACB7AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.14:1	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 #ACB7AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acb7ae; }
.text { color: #acb7ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acb7ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 183 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acb7ae, #acb7b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ACB7AE?: #ACB7AE is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACB7AE?: The RGB value is 172, 183, 174: 172 red, 183 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACB7AE?: The complementary color is #B7ACB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACB7AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.14:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.