What color is #ACBFB8?

#ACBFB8 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACBFB8?

The RGB value is 172, 191, 184: 172 red, 191 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACBFB8?

The complementary color is #BFACB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACBFB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.9:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACBFB8 color

#ACBFB8 rgb(172, 191, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACBFB8 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 74.9% green and 72.2% blue (172, 191, 184).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 13% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.9:1).

#ACBFB8 color codes

HEX	`#ACBFB8`
RGB	`rgb(172, 191, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 74.9%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 13%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 10%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 4%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.76, -7.85, 1.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.76, 7.96, 170.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.294, 49.492, 52.557)`
Decimal	`11321272`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACBFB8, 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 #ACBFB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACBFB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.9:1	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 #ACBFB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acbfb8; }
.text { color: #acbfb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acbfb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 191 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acbfb8, #acbdbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ACBFB8?: #ACBFB8 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACBFB8?: The RGB value is 172, 191, 184: 172 red, 191 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACBFB8?: The complementary color is #BFACB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACBFB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.9:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.