Colour
#ACAEA9
- #ACAEA9
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#ACAEA9 is a grey with RGB values 172, 174, 169 and HSL 84°, 3%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#ACAEA9#ACAEA9
HEX#ACAEA9
RGBrgb(172, 174, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.6824, 0.6627
RGB percentages67.5%, 68.2%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(84, 3%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(84, 2.9%, 68.2%)
CMYK1.1%, 0%, 2.9%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,316,905
CSS custom property--colour: #ACAEA9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41907WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.38:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#535156
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ABA9AE
Analogous#AEAEA9, #AAAEA9
Triadic#A9ACAE, #AEA9AC
Split complementary#A9AAAE, #AEA9AE
Tetradic#A9AEAE, #ABA9AE, #AEA9AA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R172
G174
B169
Red172 (67.5%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue84°
Saturation (HSL)2.99%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AC · G AE · B A9
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