What color is #ACAFC3?

#ACAFC3 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 #ACAFC3?

The RGB value is 172, 175, 195: 172 red, 175 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACAFC3?

The complementary color is #C3C0AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACAFC3?

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.

#ACAFC3 color

#ACAFC3 rgb(172, 175, 195)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACAFC3 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 68.6% green and 76.5% blue (172, 175, 195).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 16% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic (#B8B9CB), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#ACAFC3 color codes

HEX	`#ACAFC3`
RGB	`rgb(172, 175, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 68.6%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 16%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 12%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 10%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.81, 2.94, -10.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.81, 10.92, 285.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.191, 43.37, 57.768)`
Decimal	`11317187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACAFC3, 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 #ACAFC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACAFC3 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 #ACAFC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acafc3; }
.text { color: #acafc3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acafc3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 175 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acafc3, #b4acc3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #ACAFC3?: #ACAFC3 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 #ACAFC3?: The RGB value is 172, 175, 195: 172 red, 175 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACAFC3?: The complementary color is #C3C0AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACAFC3?: 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.