What color is #ACAECB?

#ACAECB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACAECB?

The RGB value is 172, 174, 203: 172 red, 174 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACAECB?

The complementary color is #CBC9AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACAECB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACAECB color

#ACAECB rgb(172, 174, 203)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 68.2% green and 79.6% blue (172, 174, 203).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 23% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.67:1).

#ACAECB color codes

HEX	`#ACAECB`
RGB	`rgb(172, 174, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 68.2%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 23%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 14%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.79, 5.19, -14.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.79, 15.81, 289.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.926, 43.354, 62.595)`
Decimal	`11316939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACAECB, 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 #ACAECB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACAECB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.67:1	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 #ACAECB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acaecb; }
.text { color: #acaecb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acaecb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 174 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acaecb, #baaccb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #ACAECB?: #ACAECB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACAECB?: The RGB value is 172, 174, 203: 172 red, 174 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACAECB?: The complementary color is #CBC9AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACAECB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.