What color is #ACAFCB?

#ACAFCB 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 #ACAFCB?

The RGB value is 172, 175, 203: 172 red, 175 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACAFCB?

The complementary color is #CBC8AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACAFCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACAFCB color

#ACAFCB rgb(172, 175, 203)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 68.6% green and 79.6% blue (172, 175, 203).

Its hue angle is 234°, 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 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.75:1).

#ACAFCB color codes

HEX	`#ACAFCB`
RGB	`rgb(172, 175, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 68.6%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 23%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 14%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.06, 4.64, -14.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.06, 15.26, 287.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.12, 43.742, 62.66)`
Decimal	`11317195`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACAFCB, 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 #ACAFCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACAFCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.75:1	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 #ACAFCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acafcb; }
.text { color: #acafcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acafcb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 175 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acafcb, #b9accb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #ACAFCB?: #ACAFCB 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 #ACAFCB?: The RGB value is 172, 175, 203: 172 red, 175 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACAFCB?: The complementary color is #CBC8AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACAFCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.