What color is #ACADBF?

#ACADBF 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 #ACADBF?

The RGB value is 172, 173, 191: 172 red, 173 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACADBF?

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

Is black or white text better on #ACADBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACADBF color

#ACADBF rgb(172, 173, 191)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 67.8% green and 74.9% blue (172, 173, 191).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 13% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.48:1).

#ACADBF color codes

HEX	`#ACADBF`
RGB	`rgb(172, 173, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 67.8%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 13%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 10%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 9%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.16, 3.21, -9.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.16, 9.82, 289.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.359, 42.419, 55.289)`
Decimal	`11316671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACADBF, 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 #ACADBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACADBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.48:1	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 #ACADBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acadbf; }
.text { color: #acadbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acadbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 173 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acadbf, #b4acbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #ACADBF?: #ACADBF 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 #ACADBF?: The RGB value is 172, 173, 191: 172 red, 173 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACADBF?: The complementary color is #BFBEAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACADBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.