Palettes / Colors / #ACAA9C

#ACAA9C — Silver Grey

#ACAA9C is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the gray family.

#ACAA9C 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 #9B9DAB; it also sits naturally between #ABA19B and #A5AB9B. 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 61%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 9% · Key 33%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ACAA9C

.text { color: #ACAA9C; }
.background { background-color: #ACAA9C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACAA9C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 170, 156); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 9%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACAA9C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 170, 156, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACAA9C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 170, 156, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ACAA9C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ACAA9C">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9B9DAB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ACAA9C: #000000.

How #ACAA9C 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 #ACAA9C 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

← #ACAA9B  ·  #ACAA9D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ACAA9C?

#ACAA9C is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 172, 170, 156). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ACAA9C?

#ACAA9C is RGB 172, 170, 156 — HSL 52°, 9%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 9%, 33%.

What colors go with #ACAA9C?

Its complement is #9B9DAB; analogous partners are #ABA19B and #A5AB9B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ACAA9C for text?

Black text on #ACAA9C has a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.34:1.