What color is #ACBAA9?

#ACBAA9 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Salvia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACBAA9?

The RGB value is 172, 186, 169: 172 red, 186 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACBAA9?

The complementary color is #B7A9BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACBAA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACBAA9 color

#ACBAA9 rgb(172, 186, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACBAA9 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 72.9% green and 66.3% blue (172, 186, 169).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 11% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Salvia (#A8B59E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.35:1).

#ACBAA9 color codes

HEX	`#ACBAA9`
RGB	`rgb(172, 186, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 72.9%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 11%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 9%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 9%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.03, -8.04, 6.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.03, 10.64, 139.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.732, 46.753, 44.354)`
Decimal	`11319977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACBAA9, 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 #ACBAA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACBAA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.35:1	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 #ACBAA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acbaa9; }
.text { color: #acbaa9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acbaa9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 186 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acbaa9, #a9baae); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ACBAA9?: #ACBAA9 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Salvia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACBAA9?: The RGB value is 172, 186, 169: 172 red, 186 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACBAA9?: The complementary color is #B7A9BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACBAA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.