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#ACA0AB closest to Pastel Purple

#ACA0AB is a light gray; the closest named color is Pastel Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 62.7% green and 67.1% blue (rgb(172, 160, 171)). Its HSL value is 305° hue, 7% saturation and 65% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 1% yellow and 33% black. #ACA0AB is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.37:1.

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#ACA0AB color conversion

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Variations of #ACA0AB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#ACA0AB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#ACA0AB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #ACA0AB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A2A4AB
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A0A3AC
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A3A2AB
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A2A4AB
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A5A3AB
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #ADA1A4
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #ADA0A8
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A3A3A3
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A6A3A5

#ACA0AB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.51:1 Very poor#ACA0AB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.37:1 Very good#ACA0AB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#ACA0AB in CSS

/* Pastel Purple */
.color { color: #ACA0AB; }
.background { background-color: #ACA0AB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #ACA0AB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(172 160 171);
color: hsl(305 7% 65%);
color: oklch(0.719 0.021 328.4);

#ACA0AB FAQ

What color is #ACA0AB?

#ACA0AB is a light gray. Its closest named color is Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #ACA0AB?

#ACA0AB is rgb(172, 160, 171) in RGB, hsl(305, 7%, 65%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 7%, 1%, 33%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #ACA0AB?

The complementary color of #ACA0AB is #A0ACA1, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #ACA0AB?

Black text has the best contrast on #ACA0AB: 8.37:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #ACA0AB a warm or cool color?

#ACA0AB is a neutral color.