#ACB7B2
Closest named color: French Gray (#ADB5BD). oklch(76.9% 0.014 167.1), rgb(172, 183, 178).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (10.17:1).
About this color
#ACB7B2 is a medium-light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 77%, its chroma 0.014. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is French Gray (#ADB5BD), ΔE 0.019 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.17:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-light (77%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.014) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | French Gray (#ADB5BD) |
| Black text | 10.17:1 |
| White text | 2.06:1 |
Values
| HEX | #ACB7B2 |
| RGB | rgb(172, 183, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(153, 7%, 70%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.9% 0.014 167.1) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #ACB7B2 | 2.06:1 | Fails | Lc -44.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #ACB7B2 | 10.17:1 | AAA | Lc 63.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #ACB7B2 text on white | 2.06:1 | Fails | Lc 40.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #ACB7B2 text on black | 10.17:1 | AAA | Lc -62.0 | Content text, not long reading |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.
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Step 50
50
#F4F6F5
oklch(97.1% 0.002 165.1)
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Step 100
100
#E7EBE9
oklch(93.6% 0.005 165)
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Step 200
200
#D4DBD8
oklch(88.5% 0.009 168.7)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#ACB7B2
oklch(76.9% 0.014 167.1)
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Step 400
400
#94A59E
oklch(70.6% 0.022 169.1)
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Step 500
500
#798F86
oklch(63% 0.029 168.7)
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Step 600
600
#62796F
oklch(55.5% 0.031 167)
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Step 700
700
#51665D
oklch(49% 0.029 167.2)
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Step 800
800
#43534C
oklch(42.6% 0.023 166.9)
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Step 900
900
#38453F
oklch(37.7% 0.02 165.7)
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Step 950
950
#212825
oklch(26.9% 0.011 167.8)
#ACB7B2 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #B6B5B2 | 0.014 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #B4B4B2 | 0.013 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #AAB7B5 | 0.005 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #B4B4B4 | 0.014 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
This color is close to neutral, so it has no meaningful hue to rotate. Hue harmonies are omitted.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #ACB7B2, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- French Gray #ADB5BD ΔE 0.019
- Dark Gray #A9A9A9 ΔE 0.037
- Silver #C0C0C0 ΔE 0.041
- Pinkish Grey #C8ACA9 ΔE 0.045
- Light Grey Blue #9DBCD4 ΔE 0.048
- Putty #BEAE8A ΔE 0.054
- Cloudy Blue #ACC2D9 ΔE 0.054
- Pewter #96A8A1 ΔE 0.055
Use #ACB7B2 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.