What color is #ACADCF?

#ACADCF is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACADCF?

The RGB value is 172, 173, 207: 172 red, 173 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACADCF?

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

Is black or white text better on #ACADCF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACADCF color

#ACADCF rgb(172, 173, 207)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 67.8% green and 81.2% blue (172, 173, 207).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 27% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 5.4 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.63:1).

#ACADCF color codes

HEX	`#ACADCF`
RGB	`rgb(172, 173, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 67.8%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 27%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 17%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 16%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.66, 6.61, -17.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.66, 18.54, 290.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.217, 43.162, 65.074)`
Decimal	`11316687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACADCF, 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 #ACADCF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACADCF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.63:1	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 #ACADCF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acadcf; }
.text { color: #acadcf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acadcf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 173 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acadcf, #bcaccf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #ACADCF?: #ACADCF is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACADCF?: The RGB value is 172, 173, 207: 172 red, 173 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACADCF?: The complementary color is #CFCEAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACADCF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.