ACAAAC

#ACAAAC closest to Cathedral

#ACAAAC is a light gray; the closest named color is Cathedral. In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 66.7% green and 67.5% blue (rgb(172, 170, 172)). Its HSL value is 300° hue, 1% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. #ACAAAC is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.10:1.

#ACAAAC color conversion

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Variations of #ACAAAC

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#ACAAAC 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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#ACAAAC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

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

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #AAABAC
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AAAAAC
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AAAAAC
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AAABAC
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ABAAAC
  • Tritanopia 100% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #ACAAAB
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #ACAAAB
  • Achromatopsia 99% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ABABAB
  • Achromatomaly 100% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ABAAAB

#ACAAAC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.31:1 Very poor#ACAAAC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.10:1 Very good#ACAAAC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#ACAAAC in CSS

/* Cathedral */
.color { color: #ACAAAC; }
.background { background-color: #ACAAAC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #ACAAAC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(172 170 172);
color: hsl(300 1% 67%);
color: oklch(0.740 0.004 325.6);

#ACAAAC FAQ

What color is #ACAAAC?

#ACAAAC is a light gray. Its closest named color is Cathedral. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #ACAAAC?

#ACAAAC is rgb(172, 170, 172) in RGB, hsl(300, 1%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 1%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #ACAAAC?

The complementary color of #ACAAAC is #AAACAA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #ACAAAC?

Black text has the best contrast on #ACAAAC: 9.10:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #ACAAAC a warm or cool color?

#ACAAAC is a neutral color.