Information about Dusty Grey color

#AC9B9B - Dusty Grey color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #AC9B9B, known as "Dusty Grey", is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Desaturated and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(172, 155, 155) (67.5% red, 60.8% green, 60.8% blue), or CMYK 0 / 7 / 7 / 33 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #AC9B9B reads as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Nobel (#A99D9D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Viaduct (#A99F97) and Double Milestone (#B1A09C).

In RGB terms — rgb(172, 155, 155) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #AC9B9B background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.7:1. The name "Dusty Grey" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Dusty Grey color variations

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

Dusty Grey color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Dusty Grey

#AC9B9B
#BCAEAE

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#CCC2C2

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#DDD6D6

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#EEEAEA

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White

#FFFFFF

Dusty Grey color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Dusty Grey

#AC9B9B
#8D7777

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#6A5959

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#473B3B

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#231D1D

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Black

#000000

Dusty Grey color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Dusty Grey

#AC9B9B
#A39494

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#9A8F8F

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#918989

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#888484

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Grey

#808080

Dusty Grey color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#A8AB9A

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#ABA89A

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#ABA19A

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Dusty Grey

#AC9B9B
#AB9AA1

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#AB9AA8

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#A89AAB

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Dusty Grey 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
#AC9B9B
Dusty Grey

#AC9B9B

#9BABAB
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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
#AC9B9B
Dusty Grey

#AC9B9B

#9BA3AB
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#9BABA3
#9BABA3

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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
#ABA39B
#ABA39B

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#AC9B9B
Dusty Grey

#AC9B9B

#AB9BA3
#AB9BA3

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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
#AC9B9B
Dusty Grey

#AC9B9B

#9BAB9B
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#9B9BAB
#9B9BAB

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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
#AC9B9B
Dusty Grey

#AC9B9B

#ABAB9B
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#9BABAB
#9BABAB

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#9B9BAB
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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
#AC9B9B
Dusty Grey

#AC9B9B

#A3AB9B
#A3AB9B

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#9BABAB
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#A39BAB
#A39BAB

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Nearest named colors to Dusty Grey

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Nobel color link
Nobel

#A99D9D

Viaduct color link
Viaduct

#A99F97

Double Milestone color link
Double Milestone

#B1A09C

Perfect Taupe color link
Perfect Taupe

#AA9F94

Quarter Stonehenge color link
Quarter Stonehenge

#ABA59E

Pristine Lavender color link
Pristine Lavender

#B2A49B

Double Truffle color link
Double Truffle

#A59F93

Quarter Arrowtown color link
Quarter Arrowtown

#A8A293

Triple Rakaia color link
Triple Rakaia

#A19A98

stung color link
stung

#A69FA4

Greyish color link
Greyish

#A8A495

Imagine color link
Imagine

#A39894

Dusty Grey color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AC9B9B
  • RGB172, 155, 155
  • CMYK0, 7, 7, 33
  • CSSrgb(172, 155, 155)
  • HSL0°, 9%, 64%
  • HSL Precise0°, 9.29%, 64.118%
  • HSV0°, 10%, 67%
  • HSB0°, 10%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • GLSLvec3(0.675, 0.608, 0.608)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.675, 0.608, 0.608, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.675, 0.608, 0.608)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAC9B9B
  • DECIMAL ID11312027
  • Name Length10
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