#ACB5B2

Accessibility

AAA

10.01:1

Vs white / black

2.1:1 · 10.01:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#acb5b2

RGB

rgb(172, 181, 178)

RGBA

rgba(172, 181, 178, 1)

HSL

hsl(160, 6%, 69%)

HSLA

hsla(160, 6%, 69%, 1)

HSV

hsv(160, 5%, 71%)

LAB

lab(72.91% -3.71 0.44)

LCH

lch(72.91% 3.74 173.24)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7651 -0.0108 0.0011)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7651 0.0109 174.18)

XYZ

xyz(41.57, 45.03, 48.61)

CMYK

cmyk(5%, 0%, 2%, 29%)

CSS

color: #acb5b2;

CSS variable

--color-acb5b2: #acb5b2;

SCSS

$color-acb5b2: #acb5b2;

JavaScript

const color = "#acb5b2";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#acb5b2";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#acb5b2" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#acb5b2", "rgb": { "r": 172, "g": 181, "b": 178 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7651 0.0109 174.18)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#acb5b2-1: #acb5b2;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

neutral-400

Very different · ΔE 6.75 · #A3A3A3

Nearest CSS named color

DarkGray

Very different · ΔE 5.7 · #A9A9A9

Nearest Material color

blue-grey-200

Very different · ΔE 5.58 · #B0BEC5

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 17.05 · #F8F9FA

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50e8faf4 100dbece7 200c8d9d3 300b1c2bd 40095a6a0 5007a8a85 60065746f 7004e5d58 800394743 90025322e 950111e1a

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f8f9f9 f1f3f2 eaedec e3e6e5 dce0df d6dad9 cfd4d2 c8cecc c1c8c5 bac1bf b3bbb8 acb5b2 9ea6a3 8f9794 818886 737977 646a68 565b59 484b4a 393c3b 2b2d2d 1d1e1e 0e0f0f

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f8f9f9 f1f3f2 eaedec e3e6e5 dce0df d6dad9 cfd4d2 c8cecc c1c8c5 bac1bf b3bbb8

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

9ea6a3 8f9794 818886 737977 646a68 565b59 484b4a 393c3b 2b2d2d 1d1e1e 0e0f0f

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

a8b1ae a5acaa a1a8a6 9da3a1 9a9f9d 969b99 929695 8f9291 8b8d8d 878988 848484

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#ACB5B2Stop 1 #B5ABAEStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#ABB5ADStop 1 #ACB5B2Stop 2 #ABB3B5Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#ACB5B2Stop 1 #B2ABB5Stop 2 #B5B2ABStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#ACB5B2Stop 1 #B5ABB3Stop 2 #B5ADABStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#303634Stop 1 #545F5BStop 2 #788782Stop 3 #A0ABA8Stop 4 #C9CFCDStop 5

Using this color

Where #acb5b2 works

#ACB5B2 (#acb5b2) sits in the grey family at about 160° hue, 6% saturation, and 69% lightness. Contrast is 2.1:1 on white and 10.01:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: neutral-400 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #acb5b2 as small body text on white — 2.1:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.

Family context: Neutrality, balance, and modernity. Essential for UI chrome, typography, and systems. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Grey range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Soothing Breeze#B2BEC3 Material Blue Grey 200#B0BEC5 Material Grey 400#BDBDBD DarkGray#A9A9A9 Concrete#95A5A6 Silver#BDC3C7 Silver#C0C0C0 Tailwind neutral 400#A3A3A3 Material Grey 500#9E9E9E Web Safe #CCCCCC#CCCCCC Material Blue Grey 300#90A4AE Tailwind stone 400#A8A29E

Where #acb5b2 works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #acb5b2 as small body text on white — 2.1:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.