Colour
#ACA6AD
- #ACA6AD
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#ACA6AD is a grey with RGB values 172, 166, 173 and HSL 291°, 4%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#ACA6AD#ACA6AD
HEX#ACA6AD
RGBrgb(172, 166, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.651, 0.6784
RGB percentages67.5%, 65.1%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(291.4, 4.1%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.4, 4%, 67.8%)
CMYK0.6%, 4%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,314,861
CSS custom property--colour: #ACA6AD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3906WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.81:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#535952
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A7ADA6
Analogous#A9A6AD, #ADA6AB
Triadic#ADACA6, #A6ADAC
Split complementary#ABADA6, #A6ADA9
Tetradic#ADA9A6, #A7ADA6, #A6ABAD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R172
G166
B173
Red172 (67.5%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue291.43°
Saturation (HSL)4.09%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G A6 · B AD
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