Palettes / Colors / #ACA699

#ACA699 — Silver Grey

#ACA699 is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the gray family.

#ACA699 is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #9AA0AC; it also sits naturally between #AC9D9A and #A9AC9A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 65% · Blue 60%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 11% · Key 33%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #ACA699

.text { color: #ACA699; }
.background { background-color: #ACA699; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACA699; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 166, 153); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(41, 10%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACA699; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 166, 153, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACA699; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 166, 153, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ACA699">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ACA699">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ACA699

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Tones of #ACA699

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9AA0AC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ACA699: #000000.

How #ACA699 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ACA699 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ACA698  ·  #ACA69A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ACA699?

#ACA699 is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 172, 166, 153). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ACA699?

#ACA699 is RGB 172, 166, 153 — HSL 41°, 10%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 11%, 33%.

What colors go with #ACA699?

Its complement is #9AA0AC; analogous partners are #AC9D9A and #A9AC9A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ACA699 for text?

Black text on #ACA699 has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.42:1.