What color is #ACAEBC?

#ACAEBC 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 #ACAEBC?

The RGB value is 172, 174, 188: 172 red, 174 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACAEBC?

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

Is black or white text better on #ACAEBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACAEBC color

#ACAEBC rgb(172, 174, 188)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 68.2% green and 73.7% blue (172, 174, 188).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 11% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.53:1).

#ACAEBC color codes

HEX	`#ACAEBC`
RGB	`rgb(172, 174, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 68.2%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 11%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 9%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 7%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.33, 2.05, -7.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.33, 7.65, 285.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.225, 42.673, 53.632)`
Decimal	`11316924`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACAEBC, 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 #ACAEBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACAEBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.53:1	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 #ACAEBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acaebc; }
.text { color: #acaebc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acaebc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 174 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acaebc, #b2acbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #ACAEBC?: #ACAEBC 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 #ACAEBC?: The RGB value is 172, 174, 188: 172 red, 174 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACAEBC?: The complementary color is #BCBAAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACAEBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.