#ACA8AF Hex Color

Facebook Twitter E-Mail Pinterest Reddit WhatsApp LinkedIn

Color Name

Dark Gray*

Hex Color Code

#ACA8AF

RGB Color Code

RGB(172, 168, 175)

CMYK Values*

1.7%, 4.0%, 0.0%, 31.4%

Interior & Exterior Paint | Explore Colors

#ACA8AF hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is ACA8AF?

The RGB color code for color number #ACA8AF is RGB(172, 168, 175). In the RGB color model, #ACA8AF has a red value of 172, a green value of 168, and a blue value of 175. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 1.7% cyan, 4.0% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 31.4% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 274.3° (degrees), 4.2 % saturation, and 67.3 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #ACA8AF has a hue of 274.3° (degrees), 4.0 % saturation and 68.6 % brightness/value.

Color ACA8AF is cool or warm?

Color ACA8AF is a warm color.

What is the LRV of #ACA8AF? (For interior and product design)

ACA8AF has an LRV of nearly 40. By LRV value, it is a medium 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

#ACA8AF

LRV 40

Light Color

Compare LRV 40 of #ACA8AF with dark and light color

Is #ACA8AF Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color ACA8AF 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.

AA: AAA:

Change Background Color:

Normal text - 14pt

Normal Bold text - 12pt

Large text - 18pt

Large Bold text - 14pt

Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #ACA8AF color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #ACA8AF

Hex triplet: #ACA8AF
Red: AC
Green: A8
Blue: AF

RGBA / RGB rgb(172, 168, 175)

Red: 172 (67.5%)
Green: 168 (65.9%)
Blue: 175 (68.6%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 1.71%
Magenta: 4.00%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 31.37%

HSL hsl(274.29deg, 4.2 %, 67.3 %)

Hue: 274.29°
Saturation: 4.19 %
Lightness: 67.25 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 274.29°
Saturation: 4.00 %
Brightness / Value: 68.63 %

RYB ryb(40, 64, 63)

Red: 40 (15.6%)
Yellow: 64 (24.9%)
Blue: 63 (24.9%)

HWB

Hue: 274.29°
Whiteness: 65.88 %
Blackness: 31.37 %

CMY

Cyan: 32.55%
Magenta: 34.12%
Yellow: 31.37%

XYZ

X: 38.75
Y: 39.87
Z: 46.21

YXY

Y1: 39.87
X: 0.31
Y2: 0.32

CIE-Lab

L: 69.38
A: 2.76
B: -3.1

CIE-Lch

L: 69.38
C: 4.14
H: 311.66

CIE-Luv

L: 69.38
U: 1.86
V: -5.04

Hunter-Lab

L: 63.14
A: -0.95
B: 0.81

Other

LRV: ~ 39.9 %
Munsell Color System: 4.8P 6.8/0.7

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #ACA8AF

These are the named colors closest to hex ACA8AF, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#A9A9A9 Color Dark Gray

95.38% match | ΔE 4.62

#A6A6A6 Color Quick Silver

95.28% match | ΔE 4.72

#989898 Color Spanish Gray

92.97% match | ΔE 7.03

#BEBEBE Color Medium Gray

92.69% match | ΔE 7.31

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to ACA8AF.

#ACAAB3 Color RAL 300 70 05 - Velvet Grey

98.67% match | ΔE 1.33

#A7A9B1 Color RAL 280 70 05 - Taupe Grey

97.02% match | ΔE 2.98

#ACADAC Color RAL 000 70 00 - Light Grey

94.44% match | ΔE 5.56

#A7AEB4 Color RAL 260 70 05 - Northern Light Grey

94.01% match | ΔE 5.99

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to ACA8AF.

#AEADB2 Color BS 22-B-21 - Kashmir

97.70% match | ΔE 2.30

#A3A3A3 Color BS 18-B-21 - Blue

95.01% match | ΔE 4.99

#A9A9A8 Color BS 10-A-03 - Sink Grey

94.78% match | ΔE 5.22

#B6B6B6 Color BS 18-B-19 - Grey

94.18% match | ΔE 5.82

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to ACA8AF.

#B0AAAB Color PANTONE 14-4116 TCX - Gray Morning

96.90% match | ΔE 3.10

#A0A3A7 Color PANTONE 14-4205 TCX - Cathedral Spire

95.25% match | ΔE 4.75

#B0B2B5 Color PANTONE 14-4202 TCX - Harbor Mist

95.21% match | ΔE 4.79

#A7A19E Color PANTONE 15-3800 TCX - Porpoise

94.36% match | ΔE 5.64

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to ACA8AF.

#B0ABAC Color PANTONE 4282 C

96.86% match | ΔE 3.14

#A7A8AA Color PANTONE Cool Gray 6 C

95.91% match | ΔE 4.09

#B1B1B1 Color PANTONE 4281 C

94.90% match | ΔE 5.10

#9D9D9F Color PANTONE 4276 C

94.85% match | ΔE 5.15

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to ACA8AF.

#A1A1A0 Color RAL 9006 - White Aluminium

94.20% match | ΔE 5.80

#9B9B9B Color RAL 7004 - Signal Gray

93.66% match | ΔE 6.34

#989EA1 Color RAL 7040 - Window Gray

92.77% match | ΔE 7.23

#979392 Color RAL 7036 - Platinum Gray

92.10% match | ΔE 7.90

Paint color for Hex #ACA8AF

These are the real paint colors closest to hex ACA8AF from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from ACA8AF once it is on a wall.

Sherwin Williams

Hex color ACA8AF similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #ACA8AF to Sherwin Williams

#AEA9AA Color Mystical Shade (SW 6276)

96.95% match | ΔE 3.05

#ADA8A5 Color Proper Gray (SW 6003)

94.73% match | ΔE 5.27

#BDB8B8 Color Fashionable Gray (SW 6275)

94.35% match | ΔE 5.65

#A0A5A7 Color Network Gray (SW 7073)

93.79% match | ΔE 6.21

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color ACA8AF similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #ACA8AF to Dunn-Edwards

#AFA8A9 Color Smoky Mountain (DE 6388)

96.87% match | ΔE 3.13

#B6B5B8 Color Silver Bullet (DE 6381)

95.61% match | ΔE 4.39

#AEADAD Color Industrial Age (DET 618)

95.56% match | ΔE 4.44

#A9AAAB Color Castlerock (DE 6375)

95.46% match | ΔE 4.54

Behr

Hex color ACA8AF similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #ACA8AF to Behr

#AEACAD Color Classy (MQ5-04)

96.40% match | ΔE 3.60

#A2A4A6 Color Power Gray (N530-4)

95.15% match | ΔE 4.85

#AEADAC Color Flannel Gray (N520-3)

95.01% match | ΔE 4.99

#B1B0AF Color Sparrow (780F-4)

94.76% match | ΔE 5.24

Benjamin Moore

Hex color ACA8AF similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #ACA8AF to Benjamin Moore

#AEABAA Color Stormy Monday (2112-50)

95.57% match | ΔE 4.43

#AAAEB3 Color Pigeon Gray (2133-50)

95.28% match | ΔE 4.72

#B3B1B0 Color Silver Dollar (1460)

94.87% match | ΔE 5.13

#A5A2A0 Color Fusion (AF-675)

94.62% match | ΔE 5.38

PPG Paints

Hex color ACA8AF similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #ACA8AF to PPG Paints

#A49F9F Color Equilibrium (PPG1003-4)

95.48% match | ΔE 4.52

#ADB0B4 Color Silver Charm (PPG1013-4)

95.33% match | ΔE 4.67

#ACADAD Color Flagstone (PPG1001-4)

94.90% match | ΔE 5.10

#A9AFB2 Color Gosling Gray (PPG0993-3)

93.71% match | ΔE 6.29

Valspar

Hex color ACA8AF similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #ACA8AF to Valspar

#B8B4B4 Color Ganymede (8006-12C)

95.11% match | ΔE 4.89

#A9ACAD Color Metropolis (4005-1C)

94.53% match | ΔE 5.47

#A8A7A5 Color Warm Shale (M219)

94.47% match | ΔE 5.53

#9D999A Color Feather Quill (V124-4)

94.39% match | ΔE 5.61

Farrow & Ball

Hex color ACA8AF similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #ACA8AF to Farrow & Ball

#B7AFA9 Color Dove Tale (267)

92.97% match | ΔE 7.03

#9EA09D Color Manor House Gray (265)

92.56% match | ΔE 7.44

#A09C97 Color Worsted (284)

92.34% match | ΔE 7.66

#C9C7CD Color Calluna (270)

91.74% match | ΔE 8.26

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#ACA8AF color palettes and scheme combination

605B63

79737E

938D97

ACA8AF

C5C3C7

DFDDE0

F8F8F8

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.

A8ABAF

A9A8AF

ACA8AF

AFA8AF

AFA8AB

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.

ACA8AF

AFACA8

A8AFAC

Triadic Color Palette

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

ACA8AF

AFA9A8

ABAFA8

A8AFAF

Tetradic Color Palette

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

ACA8AF

B4B0B7

BCB9BF

C4C2C7

CDCACF

D5D3D7

DDDCDF

E6E4E7

EEEDEF

F6F6F7

FFFFFF

Dark Gray* - #ACA8AF Tints

ACA8AF

9A979D

89868C

78757A

676469

565457

444345

333234

222123

111011

000000

Dark Gray* - #ACA8AF Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#ACA8AF

Dark Gray*

#ABAFA8

Dark Gray*

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 #ACA8AF?

Color that best contrast with #ACA8AF is #ABAFA8, color name is Dark Gray*. 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.