What color is #ACB7B5?

#ACB7B5 is a gray, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACB7B5?

The RGB value is 172, 183, 181: 172 red, 183 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACB7B5?

The complementary color is #B7ACAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACB7B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.19:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACB7B5 color

#ACB7B5 rgb(172, 183, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACB7B5 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 71.8% green and 71% blue (172, 183, 181).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 7% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Casper (#AAB5B8), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.19:1).

#ACB7B5 color codes

HEX	`#ACB7B5`
RGB	`rgb(172, 183, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 71.8%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 7%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 6%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 1%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.53, -4.2, -0.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.53, 4.21, 184.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.286, 45.973, 50.353)`
Decimal	`11319221`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACB7B5, 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 #ACB7B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACB7B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.19:1	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 #ACB7B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acb7b5; }
.text { color: #acb7b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acb7b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 183 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acb7b5, #acb3b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ACB7B5?: #ACB7B5 is a gray, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACB7B5?: The RGB value is 172, 183, 181: 172 red, 183 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACB7B5?: The complementary color is #B7ACAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACB7B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.19:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.