What color is #ACBDAC?

#ACBDAC 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 #ACBDAC?

The RGB value is 172, 189, 172: 172 red, 189 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACBDAC?

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

Is black or white text better on #ACBDAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACBDAC color

#ACBDAC rgb(172, 189, 172)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 74.1% green and 67.5% blue (172, 189, 172).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 11% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Meadow Morn (#AEBEA6), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.63:1).

#ACBDAC color codes

HEX	`#ACBDAC`
RGB	`rgb(172, 189, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 74.1%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 11%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 9%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 9%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.92, -9.07, 6.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.92, 11.22, 143.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.656, 48.144, 46.067)`
Decimal	`11320748`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACBDAC, 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 #ACBDAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACBDAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.63:1	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 #ACBDAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acbdac; }
.text { color: #acbdac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acbdac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 189 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acbdac, #acbdb4); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #ACBDAC?: #ACBDAC 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 #ACBDAC?: The RGB value is 172, 189, 172: 172 red, 189 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACBDAC?: The complementary color is #BDACBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACBDAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.