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#ACABA6

Greige · light neutral

About #ACABA6

#ACABA6 is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 67% green and 65% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 3% yellow and 33% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Greige (ΔE 5.3); Mushroom comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A6A7AC — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #ACABA6 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.13:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red172
Green171
Blue166

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 5.3
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 7.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.2

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

Text on #ACABA6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #ACABA6.
2.30:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #ACABA6.
9.13:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ACABA6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ACABA6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ACABA6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ACABA6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ADAAAA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACABA6?

#ACABA6 is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 67% green and 65% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 3% yellow and 33% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #ACABA6?

Use black text. Black on #ACABA6 has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACABA6?

Its complementary colour is #A6A7AC, and analogous partners are #ACA8A6 and #AAACA6.