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#ACA8A4

Greige · light neutral

About #ACA8A4

With the hex code #ACA8A4, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 66% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 5% yellow and 33% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Greige — a ΔE of 5.5 — followed by Mushroom. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A4A8AC, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.89:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red172
Green168
Blue164

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 5.5
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 6.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.0

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #ACA8A4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #ACA8A4.
2.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #ACA8A4.
8.89:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ACA8A4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ACA8A4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A9A8A4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AAA9A4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AEA7A7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACA8A4?

With the hex code #ACA8A4, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 66% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 5% yellow and 33% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #ACA8A4?

Use black text. Black on #ACA8A4 has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACA8A4?

Its complementary colour is #A4A8AC, and analogous partners are #ACA4A4 and #ACACA4.