Recognised as Colour
#ACA7AF
- #ACA7AF
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#ACA7AF is a grey with RGB values 172, 167, 175 and HSL 278°, 5%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#ACA7AF#ACA7AF
HEX#ACA7AF
RGBrgb(172, 167, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.6549, 0.6863
RGB percentages67.5%, 65.5%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(277.5, 4.8%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.5, 4.6%, 68.6%)
CMYK1.7%, 4.6%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,315,119
CSS custom property--colour: #ACA7AF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39503WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.9:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#535850
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AAAFA7
Analogous#A8A7AF, #AFA7AE
Triadic#AFACA7, #A7AFAC
Split complementary#AEAFA7, #A7AFA8
Tetradic#AFA8A7, #AAAFA7, #A7AEAF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R172
G167
B175
Red172 (67.5%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue277.5°
Saturation (HSL)4.76%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G A7 · B AF
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