Recognised as Colour
#ACA1A2
- #ACA1A2
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#ACA1A2 is a grey with RGB values 172, 161, 162 and HSL 355°, 6%, 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
#ACA1A2#ACA1A2
HEX#ACA1A2
RGBrgb(172, 161, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.6314, 0.6353
RGB percentages67.5%, 63.1%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(354.5, 6.2%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(354.5, 6.4%, 67.5%)
CMYK0%, 6.4%, 5.8%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,313,570
CSS custom property--colour: #ACA1A2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36869WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.5 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#535E5D
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A1ACAB
Analogous#ACA1A8, #ACA6A1
Triadic#A2ACA1, #A1A2AC
Split complementary#A1ACA6, #A1A8AC
Tetradic#A8ACA1, #A1ACAB, #A5A1AC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R172
G161
B162
Red172 (67.5%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue354.55°
Saturation (HSL)6.21%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AC · G A1 · B A2
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