Recognised as Colour
#ACACAC
- #ACACAC
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#ACACAC is a grey with RGB values 172, 172, 172 and HSL 0°, 0%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#ACACAC#ACACAC
HEX#ACACAC
RGBrgb(172, 172, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.6745, 0.6745
RGB percentages67.5%, 67.5%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(0, 0%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 0%, 67.5%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,316,396
CSS custom property--colour: #ACACAC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.25:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#535353
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 text9.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ACACAC
Analogous#ACACAC, #ACACAC
Triadic#ACACAC, #ACACAC
Split complementary#ACACAC, #ACACAC
Tetradic#ACACAC, #ACACAC, #ACACAC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R172
G172
B172
Red172 (67.5%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)0%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelNone: the channels are equal (a neutral grey)
Hex per channelR AC · G AC · B AC
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