What color is #ACB1C1?

#ACB1C1 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACB1C1?

The RGB value is 172, 177, 193: 172 red, 177 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACB1C1?

The complementary color is #C1BCAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACB1C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACB1C1 color

#ACB1C1 rgb(172, 177, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACB1C1 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 69.4% green and 75.7% blue (172, 177, 193).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 14% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Mist (#B0B8CC), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.81:1).

#ACB1C1 color codes

HEX	`#ACB1C1`
RGB	`rgb(172, 177, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 69.4%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 14%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 11%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 8%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.27, 1.44, -8.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.27, 8.85, 279.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.359, 44.065, 56.715)`
Decimal	`11317697`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACB1C1, 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 #ACB1C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACB1C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.81:1	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 #ACB1C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acb1c1; }
.text { color: #acb1c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acb1c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 177 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acb1c1, #b2acc1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #ACB1C1?: #ACB1C1 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACB1C1?: The RGB value is 172, 177, 193: 172 red, 177 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACB1C1?: The complementary color is #C1BCAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACB1C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.