Information about #ACA9B6 color

#ACA9B6 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#ACA9B6 falls into the Blue Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(172, 169, 182) — 67.5% red, 66.3% green, 71.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 5 / 0 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#ACA9B6 is a quiet, subdued grey that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Abbey Road (#AFA8BC). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Ashen Lavender (#B1A9B1) and Chatelle (#B3ABB6).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(172, 169, 182)), which gives #ACA9B6 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #ACA9B6: 9.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #ACA9B6 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#ACA9B6 color variations

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

#ACA9B6 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#ACA9B6 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#878395

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#656172

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#43404C

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Black

#000000

#ACA9B6 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#ACA9B6 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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#ACA9B6 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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#B3B6AA
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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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#ADB6AA
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#B6B3AA
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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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#AAADB6
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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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#B6ADAA
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#AAB6AD
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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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#B6AAB3
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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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#AAB6B3
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Nearest named colors to #ACA9B6

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

Abbey Road color link
Abbey Road

#AFA8BC

Ashen Lavender color link
Ashen Lavender

#B1A9B1

Chatelle color link
Chatelle

#B3ABB6

Metro color link
Metro

#ACAFB1

Mischka color link
Mischka

#A5A9B2

Ajay color link
Ajay

#B0ACAE

Chrome Aluminum color link
Chrome Aluminum

#A8A9AD

Freestyling color link
Freestyling

#A4A8B0

Titans Grey color link
Titans Grey

#A5ACAF

Silver Chalice color link
Silver Chalice

#ACACAC

Bombay color link
Bombay

#AEAEAD

Gull Grey color link
Gull Grey

#A4ADB0

#ACA9B6 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ACA9B6
  • RGB172, 169, 182
  • CMYK4, 5, 0, 29
  • CSSrgb(172, 169, 182)
  • HSL254°, 8%, 69%
  • HSL Precise253.846°, 8.176%, 68.824%
  • HSV254°, 7%, 71%
  • HSB254°, 7%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • GLSLvec3(0.675, 0.663, 0.714)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.675, 0.663, 0.714, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.675, 0.663, 0.714)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB71.4%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDACA9B6
  • DECIMAL ID11315638
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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