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Recognised as Colour

#ACA0AB

  • #ACA0AB
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#ACA0AB is a grey with RGB values 172, 160, 171 and HSL 305°, 7%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#ACA0AB#ACA0AB
HEX#ACA0AB
RGBrgb(172, 160, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.6275, 0.6706
RGB percentages67.5%, 62.7%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(305, 6.7%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305, 7%, 67.5%)
CMYK0%, 7%, 0.6%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,313,323
CSS custom property--colour: #ACA0AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36853WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.37:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#535F54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0A3ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2A4ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Tritanopia#ADA1A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 7.9Silver · ΔE 13Thistle · ΔE 15.5Rosy brown · ΔE 15.5Gray · ΔE 15.6Light slate grey · ΔE 15.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 7.88, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A0ACA1
Analogous#A7A0AC, #ACA0A5
Triadic#ABACA0, #A0ABAC
Split complementary#A5ACA0, #A0ACA7
Tetradic#ACA7A0, #A0ACA1, #A0A5AC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3F2F3
Lighter +20%#DCD6DB
Lighter +10%#C4BBC3
Darker −10%#948593
Darker −20%#7B6B79
Darker −30%#60535F
Darker −40%#443C44
More saturated +25%#C28ABE
Less saturated −25%#A6A6A6

Channel breakdown

R172
G160
B171
Red172 (67.5%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue305°
Saturation (HSL)6.74%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AC · G A0 · B AB

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