What color is #ACBAAC?

#ACBAAC is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACBAAC?

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

What is the complementary color of #ACBAAC?

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

Is black or white text better on #ACBAAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACBAAC color

#ACBAAC rgb(172, 186, 172)

Shades of gray

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

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 9% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.37:1).

#ACBAAC color codes

HEX	`#ACBAAC`
RGB	`rgb(172, 186, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 72.9%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 9%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 8%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 8%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.1, -7.49, 5.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.1, 9.26, 144.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.017, 46.867, 45.854)`
Decimal	`11319980`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACBAAC, 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 #ACBAAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACBAAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.37:1	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 #ACBAAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acbaac; }
.text { color: #acbaac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acbaac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 186 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acbaac, #acbab3); }

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Questions

What color is #ACBAAC?: #ACBAAC is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACBAAC?: The RGB value is 172, 186, 172: 172 red, 186 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACBAAC?: The complementary color is #BAACBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACBAAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.