What color is #ACAACE?

#ACAACE is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACAACE?

The RGB value is 172, 170, 206: 172 red, 170 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACAACE?

The complementary color is #CCCEAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACAACE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACAACE color

#ACAACE rgb(172, 170, 206)

Shades of blue

The hex color #ACAACE is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 66.7% green and 80.8% blue (172, 170, 206).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 27% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.4:1).

#ACAACE color codes

HEX	`#ACAACE`
RGB	`rgb(172, 170, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 66.7%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 27%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 17%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 17%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.85, 8.05, -18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.85, 19.71, 294.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.526, 41.976, 64.242)`
Decimal	`11315918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACAACE, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #ACAACE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACAACE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #ACAACE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acaace; }
.text { color: #acaace; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acaace; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 170 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acaace, #beaace); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #ACAACE?: #ACAACE is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACAACE?: The RGB value is 172, 170, 206: 172 red, 170 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACAACE?: The complementary color is #CCCEAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACAACE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.