Information about #ACA8AA color

#ACA8AA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#ACA8AA falls into the Rose Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(172, 168, 170) — 67.5% red, 65.9% green, 66.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 2 / 1 / 33. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly muted neutral grey, #ACA8AA has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Subtle Gray (#ADAAA8). Slightly further away sit Dark Gray (#A9A9A9) and Silver Chalice (#ACACAC).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(172, 168, 170)), which gives #ACA8AA its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #ACA8AA: 8.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#ACA8AA color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#ACA8AA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#BDBABB

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#CDCBCC

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White

#FFFFFF

#ACA8AA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#ACA8AA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#ACA8AA color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#ACA8AA color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#A9ADAB
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#A9ADAD
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#A9ADA9
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#ADA9AD
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#ABADA9
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#A9ABAD
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#ADABA9
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#ADADA9
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#A9ADAB
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Nearest named colors to #ACA8AA

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Subtle Gray color link
Subtle Gray

#ADAAA8

Dark Gray color link
Dark Gray

#A9A9A9

Silver Chalice color link
Silver Chalice

#ACACAC

Double Surrender color link
Double Surrender

#A8AAAB

Chrome Aluminum color link
Chrome Aluminum

#A8A9AD

Atmosphere color link
Atmosphere

#A8AAA6

Double Rakaia color link
Double Rakaia

#A9A5A5

Ajay color link
Ajay

#B0ACAE

Bombay color link
Bombay

#AEAEAD

Quick Silver color link
Quick Silver

#A6A6A6

Half Delta color link
Half Delta

#AEB0AA

Rustic Gray color link
Rustic Gray

#A6ABA5

#ACA8AA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ACA8AA
  • RGB172, 168, 170
  • CMYK0, 2, 1, 33
  • CSSrgb(172, 168, 170)
  • HSL330°, 2%, 67%
  • HSL Precise330°, 2.353%, 66.667%
  • HSV330°, 2%, 67%
  • HSB330°, 2%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • GLSLvec3(0.675, 0.659, 0.667)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.675, 0.659, 0.667, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.675, 0.659, 0.667)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB66.7%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDACA8AA
  • DECIMAL ID11315370
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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