What color is #ACAEC8?

#ACAEC8 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACAEC8?

The RGB value is 172, 174, 200: 172 red, 174 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACAEC8?

The complementary color is #C8C6AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACAEC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.64:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACAEC8 color

#ACAEC8 rgb(172, 174, 200)

Shades of blue

The hex color #ACAEC8 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 68.2% green and 78.4% blue (172, 174, 200).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 20% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic (#B8B9CB), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.64:1).

#ACAEC8 color codes

HEX	`#ACAEC8`
RGB	`rgb(172, 174, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 68.2%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 20%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 14%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 13%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.7, 4.55, -13.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.7, 14.18, 288.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.572, 43.212, 60.73)`
Decimal	`11316936`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACAEC8, 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 #ACAEC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACAEC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.64:1	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 #ACAEC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acaec8; }
.text { color: #acaec8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acaec8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 174 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acaec8, #b8acc8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #ACAEC8?: #ACAEC8 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACAEC8?: The RGB value is 172, 174, 200: 172 red, 174 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACAEC8?: The complementary color is #C8C6AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACAEC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.64:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.