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#ACBCBB — Silver Grey

#ACBCBB is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the gray family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #ACBCBB 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.

#ACBCBB 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 #BDADAE; it also sits naturally between #ADBDB4 and #ADB6BD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ACBCBB · RGB 172, 188, 187

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Color values

HEX#ACBCBB
RGB172, 188, 187
HSL176°, 11%, 71%
HSV176°, 9%, 74%
CMYK9%, 0%, 1%, 26%
XYZ43.97, 48.32, 54.02
Yxy48.32, 0.3005, 0.3303
CIE-Lab75.03, -5.68, -1.39
Hunter Lab69.52, -5.13, -1.25

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 74% · Blue 73%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 26%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #ACBCBB

.text { color: #ACBCBB; }
.background { background-color: #ACBCBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACBCBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 188, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(176, 11%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACBCBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 188, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACBCBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 188, 187, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ACBCBB

#99ADAC#88A09E#74908E#647D7B#566C6A#465857#364443#27302F#191F1F#090B0B

Tints of #ACBCBB

#B5C4C3#BBC9C8#C4CFCF#C9D4D3#D2DBDA#D7DFDF#E0E6E6#E6EBEA#EEF1F1#F4F6F6

Tones of #ACBCBB

#AEBCBB#AFBBBA#B1B9B9#B1B9B8#B3B7B7#B4B7B6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDADAE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.97:1 Fails
Against black text10.66:1 AAA

Best text color on #ACBCBB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ACBCBB

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 #ACBCBB: ·

How #ACBCBB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B3B3BBDeuteranopia · #B2B1BBTritanopia · #ADBBBB

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 #ACBCBB rather than the exact color:

Palette Bbd6b8
#BBD6B8 · #AEC2B6 · #94AF9F · #DBE4C6
Palette 30364f
#30364F · #ACBAC4 · #E1D9BC · #F0F0DB
Palette 2f5d62
#2F5D62 · #5E8B7E · #A7C4BC · #DFEEEA
Velvet Aurora
#6BAD74 · #A3C0B9 · #6C94A8 · #363A83
Palette B4b4b8
#B4B4B8 · #C7C8CC · #E3E1D9 · #F2EFE5
Palette 19183b
#19183B · #708993 · #A1C2BD · #E7F2EF

Similar colors

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

#AEC2B6#ACBAC4#A7C4BC#A3C0B9#B4B4B8#A1C2BD#B7B7B7#A7C4B2#A7BBC7#B2C8BA#B6BBC4#AFB9C8

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #ACBCBB?

#ACBCBB is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 172, 188, 187). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ACBCBB?

#ACBCBB is RGB 172, 188, 187 — HSL 176°, 11%, 71% — CMYK 9%, 0%, 1%, 26%.

What colors go with #ACBCBB?

Its complement is #BDADAE; analogous partners are #ADBDB4 and #ADB6BD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ACBCBB for text?

Black text on #ACBCBB has a contrast ratio of 10.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.97:1.