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Colour

#ACB2B4

  • #ACB2B4
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#ACB2B4 is a grey with RGB values 172, 178, 180 and HSL 195°, 5%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#ACB2B4#ACB2B4
HEX#ACB2B4
RGBrgb(172, 178, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.698, 0.7059
RGB percentages67.5%, 69.8%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(195, 5.1%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195, 4.4%, 70.6%)
CMYK4.4%, 1.1%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,317,940
CSS custom property--colour: #ACB2B4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43907WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.78:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#534D4B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1B2B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFB0B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#AAB3B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 3.8Silver · ΔE 6.1Light grey · ΔE 12.6Light steelblue · ΔE 14.9Gainsboro · ΔE 15.8Light blue · ΔE 17.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 3.82, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B4AEAC
Analogous#ACB4B2, #ACAEB4
Triadic#B4ACB2, #B2B4AC
Split complementary#B4ACAE, #B4B2AC
Tetradic#B2ACB4, #B4AEAC, #AEB4AC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFDFD
Lighter +20%#E2E4E4
Lighter +10%#C7CBCC
Darker −10%#91999C
Darker −20%#778083
Darker −30%#5E6669
Darker −40%#464C4E
More saturated +25%#98BCC8
Less saturated −25%#B0B0B0

Channel breakdown

R172
G178
B180
Red172 (67.5%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue195°
Saturation (HSL)5.06%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G B2 · B B4

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