Colour
#ACACA8
- #ACACA8
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#ACACA8 is a grey with RGB values 172, 172, 168 and HSL 60°, 2%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#ACACA8#ACACA8
HEX#ACACA8
RGBrgb(172, 172, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.6745, 0.6588
RGB percentages67.5%, 67.5%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(60, 2.4%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 2.3%, 67.5%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 2.3%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,316,392
CSS custom property--colour: #ACACA8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41103WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.22:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#535357
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A8A8AC
Analogous#ACAAA8, #AAACA8
Triadic#A8ACAC, #ACA8AC
Split complementary#A8AAAC, #AAA8AC
Tetradic#A8ACAA, #A8A8AC, #ACA8AA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R172
G172
B168
Red172 (67.5%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)2.35%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR AC · G AC · B A8
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