What color is #ACABC6?

#ACABC6 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACABC6?

The RGB value is 172, 171, 198: 172 red, 171 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACABC6?

The complementary color is #C5C6AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACABC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.39:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACABC6 color

#ACABC6 rgb(172, 171, 198)

Shades of blue

The hex color #ACABC6 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 67.1% green and 77.6% blue (172, 171, 198).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 19% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.39:1).

#ACABC6 color codes

HEX	`#ACABC6`
RGB	`rgb(172, 171, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 67.1%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 19%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 14%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 14%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.85, 5.77, -13.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.85, 14.77, 292.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.767, 41.973, 59.316)`
Decimal	`11316166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACABC6, 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 #ACABC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACABC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.39:1	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 #ACABC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acabc6; }
.text { color: #acabc6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acabc6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 171 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acabc6, #baabc6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #ACABC6?: #ACABC6 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACABC6?: The RGB value is 172, 171, 198: 172 red, 171 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACABC6?: The complementary color is #C5C6AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACABC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.39:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.