Colour
#ACABA5
- #ACABA5
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#ACABA5 is a grey with RGB values 172, 171, 165 and HSL 51°, 4%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#ACABA5#ACABA5
HEX#ACABA5
RGBrgb(172, 171, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.6706, 0.6471
RGB percentages67.5%, 67.1%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(51.4, 4%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.4, 4.1%, 67.5%)
CMYK0%, 0.6%, 4.1%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,316,133
CSS custom property--colour: #ACABA5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40613WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.12:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#53545A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A5A6AC
Analogous#ACA8A5, #AAACA5
Triadic#A5ACAB, #ABA5AC
Split complementary#A5AAAC, #A8A5AC
Tetradic#A5ACA8, #A5A6AC, #ACA5AA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R172
G171
B165
Red172 (67.5%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue51.43°
Saturation (HSL)4.05%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AC · G AB · B A5
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