What color is #ACAEC3?

#ACAEC3 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACAEC3?

The RGB value is 172, 174, 195: 172 red, 174 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACAEC3?

The complementary color is #C3C1AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACAEC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.6:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACAEC3 color

#ACAEC3 rgb(172, 174, 195)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACAEC3 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 68.2% green and 76.5% blue (172, 174, 195).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 16% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic (#B8B9CB), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.6:1).

#ACAEC3 color codes

HEX	`#ACAEC3`
RGB	`rgb(172, 174, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 68.2%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 16%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 12%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 11%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.54, 3.49, -10.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.54, 11.46, 287.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.998, 42.983, 57.703)`
Decimal	`11316931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACAEC3, 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 #ACAEC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACAEC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.6:1	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 #ACAEC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acaec3; }
.text { color: #acaec3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acaec3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 174 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acaec3, #b6acc3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #ACAEC3?: #ACAEC3 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACAEC3?: The RGB value is 172, 174, 195: 172 red, 174 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACAEC3?: The complementary color is #C3C1AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACAEC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.6:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.