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#ACBBB2 — Silver Grey

#ACBBB2 is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the gray family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #ACBBB2 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#ACBBB2 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 #BAABB4; it also sits naturally between #ACBAAB and #ABBAB9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ACBBB2 · RGB 172, 187, 178

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Color values

HEX#ACBBB2
RGB172, 187, 178
HSL144°, 10%, 70%
HSV144°, 8%, 73%
CMYK8%, 0%, 5%, 27%
XYZ42.82, 47.53, 49.04
Yxy47.53, 0.3072, 0.3410
CIE-Lab74.52, -6.89, 2.77
Hunter Lab68.94, -6.19, 2.42

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 73% · Blue 70%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 27%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ACBBB2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ACBBB2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ACBBB2

.text { color: #ACBBB2; }
.background { background-color: #ACBBB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACBBB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 187, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(144, 10%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACBBB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 187, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACBBB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 187, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ACBBB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ACBBB2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ACBBB2

#97AA9F#869C8F#738C7D#657B6E#55685C#45544B#37433C#27302A#191F1B#090B0A

Tints of #ACBBB2

#B3C1B9#B9C6BE#C1CDC6#C7D1CB#CFD8D3#D8DFDB#DDE3E0#E6EAE8#EBEFED#F4F6F5

Tones of #ACBBB2

#ACB9B1#ADB8B1#AEB7B2#AFB6B2#B0B5B2#B2B3B2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BAABB4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.00:1 Fails
Against black text10.51:1 AAA

Best text color on #ACBBB2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ACBBB2

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #ACBBB2: ·

How #ACBBB2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B2B3B4Deuteranopia · #B2B1B5Tritanopia · #ADB6B6

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Blue Grey 500 · #607D8BTailwind slate 500 · #64748B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ACBBB2 rather than the exact color:

Palette Bbd6b8
#BBD6B8 · #AEC2B6 · #94AF9F · #DBE4C6
Palette 94a684
#94A684 · #AEC3AE · #E4E4D0 · #FFEEF4
Amber Ruby Harbor
#748A53 · #A7C4B2 · #78A9C0 · #5F547E
Palette Ebe4d1
#EBE4D1 · #B4B4B3 · #26577C · #E55604
Palette Faffc5
#FAFFC5 · #A9BFA8 · #5E686D · #3A3960
Palette Fef5ed
#FEF5ED · #D3E4CD · #ADC2A9 · #99A799

Similar colors

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

#AEC2B6#AEC3AE#A7C4B2#B4B4B3#A9BFA8#ADC2A9#ABC4AA#B4B4B8#A3C0B9#A7C1A8#B7B7B7#ACC6AA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ACBBB1  ·  #ACBBB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ACBBB2?

#ACBBB2 is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 172, 187, 178). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ACBBB2?

#ACBBB2 is RGB 172, 187, 178 — HSL 144°, 10%, 70% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 5%, 27%.

What colors go with #ACBBB2?

Its complement is #BAABB4; analogous partners are #ACBAAB and #ABBAB9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ACBBB2 for text?

Black text on #ACBBB2 has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.00:1.