What color is #ACBBB0?

#ACBBB0 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACBBB0?

The RGB value is 172, 187, 176: 172 red, 187 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACBBB0?

The complementary color is #BBACB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACBBB0?

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.

#ACBBB0 color

#ACBBB0 rgb(172, 187, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACBBB0 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 73.3% green and 69% blue (172, 187, 176).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 10% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#ACBBB0 color codes

HEX	`#ACBBB0`
RGB	`rgb(172, 187, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 73.3%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 10%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 8%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 6%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.47, -7.27, 3.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.47, 8.21, 152.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.618, 47.445, 47.978)`
Decimal	`11320240`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACBBB0, 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 #ACBBB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACBBB0 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 #ACBBB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acbbb0; }
.text { color: #acbbb0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acbbb0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 187 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acbbb0, #acbbb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ACBBB0?: #ACBBB0 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACBBB0?: The RGB value is 172, 187, 176: 172 red, 187 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACBBB0?: The complementary color is #BBACB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACBBB0?: 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.