What color is #ACB0BD?

#ACB0BD 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 #ACB0BD?

The RGB value is 172, 176, 189: 172 red, 176 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACB0BD?

The complementary color is #BDB9AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACB0BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.7:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACB0BD color

#ACB0BD rgb(172, 176, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACB0BD is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 69% green and 74.1% blue (172, 176, 189).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 11% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.7:1).

#ACB0BD color codes

HEX	`#ACB0BD`
RGB	`rgb(172, 176, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 69%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 11%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 9%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 7%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.89, 1.16, -7.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.89, 7.19, 279.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.722, 43.495, 54.332)`
Decimal	`11317437`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACB0BD, 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 #ACB0BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACB0BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.7:1	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 #ACB0BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acb0bd; }
.text { color: #acb0bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acb0bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 176 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acb0bd, #b1acbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #ACB0BD?: #ACB0BD 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 #ACB0BD?: The RGB value is 172, 176, 189: 172 red, 176 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACB0BD?: The complementary color is #BDB9AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACB0BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.7:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.