What color is #ACBCA7?

#ACBCA7 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACBCA7?

The RGB value is 172, 188, 167: 172 red, 188 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACBCA7?

The complementary color is #B7A7BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACBCA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACBCA7 color

#ACBCA7 rgb(172, 188, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACBCA7 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 73.7% green and 65.5% blue (172, 188, 167).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 14% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Meadow Morn (#AEBEA6), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.51:1).

#ACBCA7 color codes

HEX	`#ACBCA7`
RGB	`rgb(172, 188, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 73.7%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 14%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 11%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 11%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.53, -9.45, 8.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.53, 12.88, 137.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.97, 47.527, 43.514)`
Decimal	`11320487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACBCA7, 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 #ACBCA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACBCA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.51:1	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 #ACBCA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acbca7; }
.text { color: #acbca7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acbca7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 188 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acbca7, #a7bcac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #ACBCA7?: #ACBCA7 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACBCA7?: The RGB value is 172, 188, 167: 172 red, 188 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACBCA7?: The complementary color is #B7A7BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACBCA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.