Palettes / Colors / #ACAA9A

#ACAA9A — Silver Grey

#ACAA9A is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the gray family.

#ACAA9A 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 #9A9CAC; it also sits naturally between #ACA19A and #A5AC9A. 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 67% · Blue 60%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 10% · Key 33%

Previews

CSS code for #ACAA9A

.text { color: #ACAA9A; }
.background { background-color: #ACAA9A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACAA9A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 170, 154); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(53, 10%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACAA9A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 170, 154, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACAA9A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 170, 154, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ACAA9A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ACAA9A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ACAA9A

Tints of #ACAA9A

Tones of #ACAA9A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9A9CAC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ACAA9A: #000000.

How #ACAA9A 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 #ACAA9A or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ACAA99  ·  #ACAA9B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ACAA9A?

#ACAA9A is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 172, 170, 154). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ACAA9A?

#ACAA9A is RGB 172, 170, 154 — HSL 53°, 10%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 10%, 33%.

What colors go with #ACAA9A?

Its complement is #9A9CAC; analogous partners are #ACA19A and #A5AC9A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ACAA9A for text?

Black text on #ACAA9A has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.34:1.