What color is #ACB3BC?

#ACB3BC is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stainless Steel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACB3BC?

The RGB value is 172, 179, 188: 172 red, 179 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACB3BC?

The complementary color is #BCB5AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACB3BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACB3BC color

#ACB3BC rgb(172, 179, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACB3BC is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 70.2% green and 73.7% blue (172, 179, 188).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 11% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Stainless Steel (#B4BDC7), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.93:1).

#ACB3BC color codes

HEX	`#ACB3BC`
RGB	`rgb(172, 179, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 70.2%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 11%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 9%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 5%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.66, -0.67, -5.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.66, 5.46, 262.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.209, 44.641, 53.96)`
Decimal	`11318204`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACB3BC, 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 #ACB3BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACB3BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.93:1	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 #ACB3BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acb3bc; }
.text { color: #acb3bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acb3bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 179 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acb3bc, #adacbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #ACB3BC?: #ACB3BC is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stainless Steel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACB3BC?: The RGB value is 172, 179, 188: 172 red, 179 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACB3BC?: The complementary color is #BCB5AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACB3BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.