What color is #ACBABA?

#ACBABA is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACBABA?

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

What is the complementary color of #ACBABA?

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

Is black or white text better on #ACBABA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACBABA color

#ACBABA rgb(172, 186, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACBABA is a light, grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 9% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Casper (#AAB5B8), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.49:1).

#ACBABA color codes

HEX	`#ACBABA`
RGB	`rgb(172, 186, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 72.9%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 9%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 8%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.47, -4.82, -1.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.47, 5.1, 199)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.433, 47.433, 53.312)`
Decimal	`11319994`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACBABA, 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 #ACBABA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACBABA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.49:1	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 #ACBABA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acbaba; }
.text { color: #acbaba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acbaba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 186 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acbaba, #acb3ba); }

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Questions

What color is #ACBABA?: #ACBABA is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACBABA?: The RGB value is 172, 186, 186: 172 red, 186 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACBABA?: The complementary color is #BAACAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACBABA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.