What color is #ACB2C9?

#ACB2C9 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 #ACB2C9?

The RGB value is 172, 178, 201: 172 red, 178 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACB2C9?

The complementary color is #C9C3AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACB2C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACB2C9 color

#ACB2C9 rgb(172, 178, 201)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACB2C9 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 69.8% green and 78.8% blue (172, 178, 201).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 21% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Mist (#B0B8CC), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.97:1).

#ACB2C9 color codes

HEX	`#ACB2C9`
RGB	`rgb(172, 178, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 69.8%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 21%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 14%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 11%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.78, 2.58, -12.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.78, 12.62, 281.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.474, 44.828, 61.609)`
Decimal	`11317961`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACB2C9, 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 #ACB2C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACB2C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.97:1	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 #ACB2C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acb2c9; }
.text { color: #acb2c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acb2c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 178 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acb2c9, #b5acc9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #ACB2C9?: #ACB2C9 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 #ACB2C9?: The RGB value is 172, 178, 201: 172 red, 178 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACB2C9?: The complementary color is #C9C3AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACB2C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.