What color is #ACBCB3?

#ACBCB3 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 #ACBCB3?

The RGB value is 172, 188, 179: 172 red, 188 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACBCB3?

The complementary color is #BCACB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACBCB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.6:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACBCB3 color

#ACBCB3 rgb(172, 188, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACBCB3 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 73.7% green and 70.2% blue (172, 188, 179).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 11% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.6:1).

#ACBCB3 color codes

HEX	`#ACBCB3`
RGB	`rgb(172, 188, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 73.7%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 11%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 9%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 5%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.82, -7.24, 2.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.82, 7.71, 159.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.131, 47.991, 49.63)`
Decimal	`11320499`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACBCB3, 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 #ACBCB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACBCB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.6:1	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 #ACBCB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acbcb3; }
.text { color: #acbcb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acbcb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 188 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acbcb3, #acbcbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ACBCB3?: #ACBCB3 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 #ACBCB3?: The RGB value is 172, 188, 179: 172 red, 188 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACBCB3?: The complementary color is #BCACB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACBCB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.6:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.