Colour
#ACACAB
- #ACACAB
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#ACACAB is a grey with RGB values 172, 172, 171 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
#ACACAB#ACACAB
HEX#ACACAB
RGBrgb(172, 172, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.6745, 0.6706
RGB percentages67.5%, 67.5%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(60, 0.6%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 0.6%, 67.5%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 0.6%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,316,395
CSS custom property--colour: #ACACAB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41216WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.9 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#535354
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ABABAC
Analogous#ACACAB, #ACACAB
Triadic#ABACAC, #ACABAC
Split complementary#ABACAC, #ACABAC
Tetradic#ABACAC, #ABABAC, #ACABAC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R172
G172
B171
Red172 (67.5%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)0.6%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR AC · G AC · B AB
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