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HEX A6ACAA - #A6ACAA, RGB(166,172,170) Color


Color Name: Dark Gray*
Hex Color Code: #A6ACAA
RGB Color Code: RGB(166, 172, 170)
CMYK Values*: 3.5%, 0.0%, 1.2%, 32.5%



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What color is A6ACAA?

The RGB color code for color number #A6ACAA is RGB(166, 172, 170). In the RGB color model, #A6ACAA has a red value of 166, a green value of 172, and a blue value of 170. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 3.5% cyan, 0.0% magenta, 1.2% yellow, and 32.5% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 160° (degrees), 3.5 % saturation, and 66.3 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #A6ACAA has a hue of 160° (degrees), 3.5 % saturation and 67.5 % brightness/value.



Color A6ACAA is cool or warm?

Color A6ACAA is a cool color.



What is the LRV of #A6ACAA? (For interior and product design)

A6ACAA has an LRV of nearly 41. By LRV value, it is a medium light color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.



Dark Color

#A6ACAA

Light Color


Compare LRV 41 of #A6ACAA with dark and light Color




Is #A6ACAA Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color A6ACAA meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

  • Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
  • Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.





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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions


HEX #A6ACAA color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB


RGBA / RGB

RGB(166, 172, 170)
Red
166 (65.1%)
Green
172 (67.5%)
Blue
170 (66.7%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan
3.49%
Magenta
0.00%
Yellow
1.16%
Key
32.55%

HSL

HSL(160deg, 3.5 %, 66.3 %)

Hue
160°
Saturation
3.49 %.
Lightness
66.27 %.

RYB

RYB(39, 69, 64)
Red
39 (15.2%)
Yellow
69 (27.1%)
Blue
64 (25.1%)

HSV/HSB

Hue
160°
Saturation
3.49 %.
Brightness / Value
67.45 %.

HWB

H: 160°

W: 65.10 %

B: 32.55 %

XYZ

X : 37.73

Y : 40.51

Z : 43.86

YXY

Y1 : 40.51

X : 0.31

Y2 : 0.33

CMY

C : 34.90%

M : 32.55%

Y : 33.33%


LRV

~ 40.5 %

Munsell Color System

4.4G 6.8/0.6

CIE-Lab

L : 69.83

A : -2.49

B : 0.28

CIE-Lch

L : 69.83

C : 2.51

H : 173.55

CIE-Luv

L : 69.83

U : -3.26

V : 0.84

Hunter-Lab

L : 63.65

A : -5.57

B : 3.7






Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint


Color Name of HEX #A6ACAA

Here are the colors similar to A6ACAA. Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.

#A9A9A9
Dark Gray
ΔE - 3.50 (96.5% similar)
#A6A6A6
Quick Silver
ΔE - 3.72 (96.3% similar)
#BEBEBE
Medium Gray
ΔE - 6.34 (93.7% similar)
#B2BEB5
Ash Gray
ΔE - 6.36 (93.6% similar)


Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system


Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to A6ACAA.


Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to A6ACAA.

#AAADAE
PANTONE 10105 C
ΔE - 2.55 (97.5% similar)
#A6A9AA
PANTONE Silver 10077 C
ΔE - 2.57 (97.4% similar)
#ADB0B1
PANTONE 10104 C
ΔE - 2.85 (97.2% similar)
#B2B4B2
PANTONE 421 C
ΔE - 3.17 (96.8% similar)

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to A6ACAA.


British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to A6ACAA.

#A9A9A8
BS 10-A-03 - Sink Grey
ΔE - 3.23 (96.8% similar)
#A3A3A3
BS 18-B-21 - Blue
ΔE - 4.13 (95.9% similar)
#B6B6B6
BS 18-B-19 - Grey
ΔE - 4.71 (95.3% similar)
#AEADB2
BS 22-B-21 - Kashmir
ΔE - 5.92 (94.1% similar)

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to A6ACAA.

#B0B0A9
RAL 7038 - Agate Gray
ΔE - 3.74 (96.3% similar)
#A1A1A0
RAL 9006 - White Aluminium
ΔE - 4.29 (95.7% similar)
#989EA1
RAL 7040 - Window Gray
ΔE - 4.95 (95.0% similar)
#9B9B9B
RAL 7004 - Signal Gray
ΔE - 5.84 (94.2% similar)


Paint color for Hex #A6ACAA

Here are the paint colors similar to A6ACAA. Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.


Sherwin Williams

Hex color A6ACAA similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #A6ACAA to Sherwin Williams

#A5A9A8
Gris (SW 7659)
ΔE - 1.40 (98.6% similar)
#A9B0B1
Uncertain Gray (SW 6234)
ΔE - 1.97 (98.0% similar)
#A8AEB1
Morning Fog (SW 6255)
ΔE - 2.87 (97.1% similar)
#A7A8A2
Gray Matters (SW 7066)
ΔE - 3.02 (97.0% similar)


Benjamin Moore

Hex color A6ACAA similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #A6ACAA to Benjamin Moore

#A3A8A8
Slate (CW-700)
ΔE - 1.68 (98.3% similar)
#A8A9A3
Platinum Gray (HC-179)
ΔE - 2.94 (97.1% similar)
#9FA09E
Storm (AF-700)
ΔE - 4.09 (95.9% similar)
#B0B9B3
Iced Marble (1578)
ΔE - 4.25 (95.8% similar)


PPG Paints

Hex color A6ACAA similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #A6ACAA to PPG Paints

#A4A7A4
Stepping Stone (PPG1010-4)
ΔE - 1.93 (98.1% similar)
#A8AAA4
Hippopotamus (PPG0994-4)
ΔE - 2.58 (97.4% similar)
#ABACA6
Precipitation (PPG0997-4)
ΔE - 2.87 (97.1% similar)
#A9AFB2
Gosling Gray (PPG0993-3)
ΔE - 2.95 (97.1% similar)


Valspar

Hex color A6ACAA similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #A6ACAA to Valspar

#A1A8A9
Cloud Mountain (V115-2)
ΔE - 1.99 (98.0% similar)
#A9ACAD
Metropolis (4005-1C)
ΔE - 2.50 (97.5% similar)
#B1B4B2
Polished Silver (4008-1B)
ΔE - 2.84 (97.2% similar)
#A7A7A2
Classic Grayscale (V121-2)
ΔE - 3.26 (96.7% similar)


Behr

Hex color A6ACAA similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #A6ACAA to Behr

#A4A6A3
Sharkskin (PPU25-04)
ΔE - 2.45 (97.6% similar)
#A4A6A4
Chain Reaction (PPU25-16)
ΔE - 2.47 (97.5% similar)
#AEADAC
Flannel Gray (N520-3)
ΔE - 3.81 (96.2% similar)
#A2A4A6
Power Gray (N530-4)
ΔE - 3.92 (96.1% similar)


Dunn-Edwards

Hex color A6ACAA similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #A6ACAA to Dunn-Edwards

#A9AAAB
Castlerock (DE 6375)
ΔE - 3.35 (96.6% similar)
#A1A5A8
Baby Seal (DE 6361)
ΔE - 3.69 (96.3% similar)
#AEADAD
Industrial Age (DET 618)
ΔE - 4.10 (95.9% similar)
#979D9A
Light Gray (DEC 789)
ΔE - 4.57 (95.4% similar)


Farrow & Ball

Hex color A6ACAA similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #A6ACAA to Farrow & Ball

#9EA09D
Manor House Gray (265)
ΔE - 3.85 (96.2% similar)
#B1B1AA
Lamp Room Gray (88)
ΔE - 3.85 (96.1% similar)
#B5BBB4
Light Blue (22)
ΔE - 4.76 (95.2% similar)
#AEB2A4
Blue Gray (91)
ΔE - 5.79 (94.2% similar)







Color Combinations


#A6ACAA color palettes and scheme combination


Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.




Complementary / Opposite Color



A6ACAA
Dark Gray*

ACA6A8
Quick Silver*


Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.


What is the contrasting color of #A6ACAA?

Color that best contrast with #A6ACAA is #ACA6A8, color name is Quick Silver*
Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.


What color compliments #A6ACAA?

Complementary or Opposite color for #A6ACAA is #ACA6A8, color name is Quick Silver*.





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