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Recognised as Colour

#ACACAA

  • #ACACAA
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#ACACAA is a grey with RGB values 172, 172, 170 and HSL 60°, 1%, 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

#ACACAA#ACACAA
HEX#ACACAA
RGBrgb(172, 172, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.6745, 0.6667
RGB percentages67.5%, 67.5%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(60, 1.2%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 1.2%, 67.5%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 1.2%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,316,394
CSS custom property--colour: #ACACAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41178WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.24:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#535355

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#ACACAAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACACAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#ACACABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 1.52, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#AAAAAC
Analogous#ACABAA, #ABACAA
Triadic#AAACAC, #ACAAAC
Split complementary#AAABAC, #ABAAAC
Tetradic#AAACAB, #AAAAAC, #ACAAAB

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8F8F7
Lighter +20%#DEDEDE
Lighter +10%#C5C5C4
Darker −10%#939390
Darker −20%#797977
Darker −30%#60605D
Darker −40%#464644
More saturated +25%#C1C195
Less saturated −25%#ABABAB

Channel breakdown

R172
G172
B170
Red172 (67.5%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)1.19%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR AC · G AC · B AA

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