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HEX ACA8B2 - #ACA8B2, RGB(172,168,178) Color


Color Name: Dark Gray*
Hex Color Code: #ACA8B2
RGB Color Code: RGB(172, 168, 178)
CMYK Values*: 3.4%, 5.6%, 0.0%, 30.2%



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What color is ACA8B2?

The RGB color code for color number #ACA8B2 is RGB(172, 168, 178). In the RGB color model, #ACA8B2 has a red value of 172, a green value of 168, and a blue value of 178. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 3.4% cyan, 5.6% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 30.2% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 264° (degrees), 6.1 % saturation, and 67.8 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #ACA8B2 has a hue of 264° (degrees), 5.6 % saturation and 69.8 % brightness/value.



Color ACA8B2 is cool or warm?

Color ACA8B2 is a cool color.



What is the LRV of #ACA8B2? (For interior and product design)

ACA8B2 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

#ACA8B2

Light Color


Compare LRV 40 of #ACA8B2 with dark and light Color




Is #ACA8B2 Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color ACA8B2 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 #ACA8B2 color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB


RGBA / RGB

RGB(172, 168, 178)
Red
172 (67.5%)
Green
168 (65.9%)
Blue
178 (69.8%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan
3.37%
Magenta
5.62%
Yellow
0.00%
Key
30.20%

HSL

HSL(264deg, 6.1 %, 67.8 %)

Hue
264°
Saturation
6.10 %.
Lightness
67.84 %.

RYB

RYB(39, 61, 64)
Red
39 (15.3%)
Yellow
61 (24.0%)
Blue
64 (24.9%)

HSV/HSB

Hue
264°
Saturation
5.62 %.
Brightness / Value
69.80 %.

HWB

H: 264°

W: 65.88 %

B: 30.20 %

XYZ

X : 39.05

Y : 39.99

Z : 47.78

YXY

Y1 : 39.99

X : 0.31

Y2 : 0.32

CMY

C : 32.55%

M : 34.12%

Y : 30.20%


LRV

~ 40 %

Munsell Color System

1.7P 6.8/0.9

CIE-Lab

L : 69.46

A : 3.34

B : -4.63

CIE-Lch

L : 69.46

C : 5.71

H : 305.76

CIE-Luv

L : 69.46

U : 1.67

V : -7.44

Hunter-Lab

L : 63.24

A : -0.44

B : -0.53






Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint


Color Name of HEX #ACA8B2

Here are the colors similar to ACA8B2. 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 - 5.91 (94.1% similar)
#A6A6A6
Quick Silver
ΔE - 6.00 (94.0% similar)
#C4C3D0
Lavender Gray
ΔE - 7.39 (92.6% similar)
#AA98A9
Rose quartz
ΔE - 7.61 (92.4% similar)


Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system


RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to ACA8B2.


British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to ACA8B2.

#AEADB2
BS 22-B-21 - Kashmir
ΔE - 3.29 (96.7% similar)
#A3A3A3
BS 18-B-21 - Blue
ΔE - 6.22 (93.8% similar)
#A9A9A8
BS 10-A-03 - Sink Grey
ΔE - 6.55 (93.5% similar)
#B6B6B6
BS 18-B-19 - Grey
ΔE - 6.85 (93.2% similar)

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to ACA8B2.


Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to ACA8B2.

#B0ABAC
PANTONE 4282 C
ΔE - 4.50 (95.5% similar)
#B3B0C4
PANTONE 5295 C
ΔE - 4.75 (95.3% similar)
#A7A8AA
PANTONE Cool Gray 6 C
ΔE - 5.26 (94.7% similar)
#9D9D9F
PANTONE 4276 C
ΔE - 6.12 (93.9% similar)

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to ACA8B2.

#A1A1A0
RAL 9006 - White Aluminium
ΔE - 7.04 (93.0% similar)
#9B9B9B
RAL 7004 - Signal Gray
ΔE - 7.37 (92.6% similar)


Paint color for Hex #ACA8B2

Here are the paint colors similar to ACA8B2. 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.


Valspar

Hex color ACA8B2 similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #ACA8B2 to Valspar

#B7ABB8
Midsummer Twilight (4001-3C)
ΔE - 4.04 (96.0% similar)
#A9ACAD
Metropolis (4005-1C)
ΔE - 6.57 (93.4% similar)
#A697A6
Native Lilac (4001-4A)
ΔE - 6.84 (93.2% similar)
#A8A7A5
Warm Shale (M219)
ΔE - 6.90 (93.1% similar)


Dunn-Edwards

Hex color ACA8B2 similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #ACA8B2 to Dunn-Edwards

#AFA8A9
Smoky Mountain (DE 6388)
ΔE - 4.43 (95.6% similar)
#B6B5B8
Silver Bullet (DE 6381)
ΔE - 5.24 (94.8% similar)
#AEADAD
Industrial Age (DET 618)
ΔE - 5.72 (94.3% similar)
#A9AAAB
Castlerock (DE 6375)
ΔE - 5.75 (94.3% similar)


Sherwin Williams

Hex color ACA8B2 similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #ACA8B2 to Sherwin Williams

#AEA9AA
Mystical Shade (SW 6276)
ΔE - 4.44 (95.6% similar)
#A29BAA
Ash Violet (SW 6549)
ΔE - 4.54 (95.5% similar)
#B0A3B6
Obi Lilac (SW 6556)
ΔE - 5.57 (94.4% similar)
#B3A3A5
Intuitive (SW 6017)
ΔE - 6.01 (94.0% similar)


Behr

Hex color ACA8B2 similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #ACA8B2 to Behr

#AEACAD
Classy (MQ5-04)
ΔE - 4.92 (95.1% similar)
#9F97A3
Fortune (N100-4)
ΔE - 5.32 (94.7% similar)
#A99DAF
Charm (PPU16-12)
ΔE - 5.66 (94.3% similar)
#A2A4A6
Power Gray (N530-4)
ΔE - 5.93 (94.1% similar)


Benjamin Moore

Hex color ACA8B2 similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #ACA8B2 to Benjamin Moore

#AC9EAA
Inspired (AF-595)
ΔE - 5.01 (95.0% similar)
#C1B9C4
African Violet (2116-50)
ΔE - 5.28 (94.7% similar)
#AAAEB3
Pigeon Gray (2133-50)
ΔE - 5.48 (94.5% similar)
#AEABAA
Stormy Monday (2112-50)
ΔE - 5.81 (94.2% similar)


PPG Paints

Hex color ACA8B2 similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #ACA8B2 to PPG Paints

#BEBBC9
Silverberry (PPG1173-4)
ΔE - 5.51 (94.5% similar)
#ADB0B4
Silver Charm (PPG1013-4)
ΔE - 5.52 (94.5% similar)
#A49F9F
Equilibrium (PPG1003-4)
ΔE - 5.72 (94.3% similar)
#B8B9CB
Cosmic (PPG1171-4)
ΔE - 5.90 (94.1% similar)


Farrow & Ball

Hex color ACA8B2 similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #ACA8B2 to Farrow & Ball

#B7AFA9
Dove Tale (267)
ΔE - 8.34 (91.7% similar)
#C9C7CD
Calluna (270)
ΔE - 8.45 (91.6% similar)
#9EA09D
Manor House Gray (265)
ΔE - 8.64 (91.4% similar)
#A09C97
Worsted (284)
ΔE - 8.95 (91.0% similar)







Color Combinations


#ACA8B2 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



ACA8B2
Dark Gray*

AEB2A8
Ash 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 #ACA8B2?

Color that best contrast with #ACA8B2 is #AEB2A8, color name is Ash 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.


What color compliments #ACA8B2?

Complementary or Opposite color for #ACA8B2 is #AEB2A8, color name is Ash Gray*.





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