What color is #ACABBB?

#ACABBB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACABBB?

The RGB value is 172, 171, 187: 172 red, 171 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACABBB?

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

Is black or white text better on #ACABBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACABBB color

#ACABBB rgb(172, 171, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACABBB is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 67.1% green and 73.3% blue (172, 171, 187).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 11% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.3:1).

#ACABBB color codes

HEX	`#ACABBB`
RGB	`rgb(172, 171, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 67.1%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 11%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 9%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 9%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.51, 3.48, -8.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.51, 8.76, 293.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.544, 41.484, 52.875)`
Decimal	`11316155`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACABBB, 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 #ACABBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACABBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.3:1	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 #ACABBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acabbb; }
.text { color: #acabbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acabbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 171 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acabbb, #b4abbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #ACABBB?: #ACABBB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACABBB?: The RGB value is 172, 171, 187: 172 red, 171 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACABBB?: The complementary color is #BABBAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACABBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.