What color is #ACAEB9?

#ACAEB9 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 #ACAEB9?

The RGB value is 172, 174, 185: 172 red, 174 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACAEB9?

The complementary color is #B9B7AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACAEB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACAEB9 color

#ACAEB9 rgb(172, 174, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACAEB9 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 68.2% green and 72.5% blue (172, 174, 185).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 8% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 6% 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 9.51:1).

#ACAEB9 color codes

HEX	`#ACAEB9`
RGB	`rgb(172, 174, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 68.2%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 8%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 7%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 6%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.25, 1.44, -5.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.25, 6.03, 283.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.905, 42.545, 51.947)`
Decimal	`11316921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACAEB9, 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 #ACAEB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACAEB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.51:1	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 #ACAEB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acaeb9; }
.text { color: #acaeb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acaeb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 174 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acaeb9, #b1acb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #ACAEB9?: #ACAEB9 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 #ACAEB9?: The RGB value is 172, 174, 185: 172 red, 174 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACAEB9?: The complementary color is #B9B7AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACAEB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.