What color is #ACB0BB?

#ACB0BB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACB0BB?

The RGB value is 172, 176, 187: 172 red, 176 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACB0BB?

The complementary color is #BBB7AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACB0BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACB0BB color

#ACB0BB rgb(172, 176, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACB0BB is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 69% green and 73.3% blue (172, 176, 187).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 10% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.68:1).

#ACB0BB color codes

HEX	`#ACB0BB`
RGB	`rgb(172, 176, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 69%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 10%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 8%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 6%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.83, 0.76, -6.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.83, 6.13, 277.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.506, 43.409, 53.196)`
Decimal	`11317435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACB0BB, 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 #ACB0BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACB0BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.68:1	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 #ACB0BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acb0bb; }
.text { color: #acb0bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acb0bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 176 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acb0bb, #b0acbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #ACB0BB?: #ACB0BB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACB0BB?: The RGB value is 172, 176, 187: 172 red, 176 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACB0BB?: The complementary color is #BBB7AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACB0BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.