Colour
#ACB0A9
- #ACB0A9
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#ACB0A9 is a grey with RGB values 172, 176, 169 and HSL 94°, 4%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#ACB0A9#ACB0A9
HEX#ACB0A9
RGBrgb(172, 176, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.6902, 0.6627
RGB percentages67.5%, 69%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(94.3, 4.2%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(94.3, 4%, 69%)
CMYK2.3%, 0%, 4%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,317,417
CSS custom property--colour: #ACB0A9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42686WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.54:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#534F56
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ADA9B0
Analogous#B0B0A9, #A9B0AA
Triadic#A9ACB0, #B0A9AC
Split complementary#AAA9B0, #B0A9B0
Tetradic#A9B0B0, #ADA9B0, #B0AAA9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R172
G176
B169
Red172 (67.5%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue94.29°
Saturation (HSL)4.24%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AC · G B0 · B A9
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