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#ACACB1

#acacb1 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#acacb1 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 67.45% green and 69.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.82% cyan, 2.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.59% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 3.11% saturation and 68.43% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, corporate identities and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 2.92.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4145

Complementary

  1. #acacb1
  2. #b1b1ac

Split complementary

  1. #acacb1
  2. #b1aeac
  3. #aeb1ac

Analogous

  1. #acaeb1
  2. #acacb1
  3. #aeacb1

Triadic

  1. #acacb1
  2. #b1acac
  3. #acb1ac

Tetradic

  1. #acacb1
  2. #b1acb1
  3. #b1b1ac
  4. #acb1ac

Square

  1. #acacb1
  2. #b1acae
  3. #b1b1ac
  4. #acb1ae

Monochromatic

  1. #5f5f65
  2. #85858c
  3. #acacb1
  4. #d3d3d6
  5. #f4f4f5

Shades

#acacb1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #acacb1
  2. #9b9b9f
  3. #8a8a8e
  4. #78787c
  5. #67676a
  6. #565659
  7. #454547
  8. #343435
  9. #222223
  10. #111112
  11. #000000

Tints

#acacb1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #acacb1
  2. #b4b4b9
  3. #bdbdc1
  4. #c5c5c8
  5. #cdcdd0
  6. #d6d6d8
  7. #dedee0
  8. #e6e6e8
  9. #eeeeef
  10. #f7f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#acacb1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #acacb1
  2. #a8a8ac
  3. #a3a3a7
  4. #9f9fa2
  5. #9a9a9d
  6. #969699
  7. #929294
  8. #8d8d8f
  9. #89898a
  10. #848485
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #acacae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #abadb1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #abacb1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #abadae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #abacb1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #abacb1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #abacaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-acacb1 {
  color: #acacb1;
}
Background
.bg-acacb1 {
  background-color: #acacb1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-acacb1 {
  border: 2px solid #acacb1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #acacb1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 172 177;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 3% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-acacb1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #acacb1, #aeacb1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-acacb1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 172 177 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 2.92 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 2.92 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.99 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.56 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 10.37 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 10.37 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.67 #53534e Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#acacb1  rgb(172, 172, 177)  hsl(240, 3%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#b1b1ac  rgb(177, 177, 172)  hsl(60, 3%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#b1acac  rgb(177, 172, 172)  hsl(0, 3%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#acb1ac  rgb(172, 177, 172)  hsl(120, 3%, 68%)  Dark Gray