What color is #ACBCAE?

#ACBCAE 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 #ACBCAE?

The RGB value is 172, 188, 174: 172 red, 188 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACBCAE?

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

Is black or white text better on #ACBCAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACBCAE color

#ACBCAE rgb(172, 188, 174)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 73.7% green and 68.2% blue (172, 188, 174).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 11% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.56:1).

#ACBCAE color codes

HEX	`#ACBCAE`
RGB	`rgb(172, 188, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 73.7%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 11%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 9%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 7%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.69, -8.17, 5.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.69, 9.69, 147.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.635, 47.793, 47.015)`
Decimal	`11320494`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACBCAE, 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 #ACBCAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACBCAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.56:1	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 #ACBCAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acbcae; }
.text { color: #acbcae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acbcae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 188 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acbcae, #acbcb6); }

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Questions

What color is #ACBCAE?: #ACBCAE 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 #ACBCAE?: The RGB value is 172, 188, 174: 172 red, 188 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACBCAE?: The complementary color is #BCACBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACBCAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.