What color is #ACAEBA?

#ACAEBA 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 #ACAEBA?

The RGB value is 172, 174, 186: 172 red, 174 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACAEBA?

The complementary color is #BAB8AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACAEBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.52:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACAEBA color

#ACAEBA rgb(172, 174, 186)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 68.2% green and 72.9% blue (172, 174, 186).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 9% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.52:1).

#ACAEBA color codes

HEX	`#ACAEBA`
RGB	`rgb(172, 174, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 68.2%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 9%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 8%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 6%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.27, 1.64, -6.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.27, 6.57, 284.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.01, 42.588, 52.505)`
Decimal	`11316922`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACAEBA, 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 #ACAEBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACAEBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.52:1	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 #ACAEBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acaeba; }
.text { color: #acaeba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acaeba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 174 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acaeba, #b1acba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #ACAEBA?: #ACAEBA 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 #ACAEBA?: The RGB value is 172, 174, 186: 172 red, 174 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACAEBA?: The complementary color is #BAB8AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACAEBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.52:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.