What color is #ACABC9?

#ACABC9 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACABC9?

The RGB value is 172, 171, 201: 172 red, 171 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACABC9?

The complementary color is #C8C9AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACABC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACABC9 color

#ACABC9 rgb(172, 171, 201)

Shades of blue

The hex color #ACABC9 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 67.1% green and 78.8% blue (172, 171, 201).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 22% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.42:1).

#ACABC9 color codes

HEX	`#ACABC9`
RGB	`rgb(172, 171, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 67.1%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 22%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 15%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 15%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.95, 6.41, -15.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.95, 16.41, 293)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.116, 42.113, 61.157)`
Decimal	`11316169`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACABC9, 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 #ACABC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACABC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.42:1	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 #ACABC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acabc9; }
.text { color: #acabc9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acabc9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 171 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acabc9, #bbabc9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #ACABC9?: #ACABC9 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACABC9?: The RGB value is 172, 171, 201: 172 red, 171 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACABC9?: The complementary color is #C8C9AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACABC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.