What color is #ACB6BB?

#ACB6BB is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACB6BB?

The RGB value is 172, 182, 187: 172 red, 182 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACB6BB?

The complementary color is #BBB1AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACB6BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.16:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACB6BB color

#ACB6BB rgb(172, 182, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACB6BB is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 71.4% green and 73.3% blue (172, 182, 187).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 10% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Casper (#AAB5B8), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.16:1).

#ACB6BB color codes

HEX	`#ACB6BB`
RGB	`rgb(172, 182, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 71.4%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 10%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 8%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 3%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.42, -2.48, -3.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.42, 4.48, 236.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.709, 45.814, 53.597)`
Decimal	`11318971`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACB6BB, 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 #ACB6BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACB6BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.16:1	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 #ACB6BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acb6bb; }
.text { color: #acb6bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acb6bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 182 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acb6bb, #acafbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #ACB6BB?: #ACB6BB is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACB6BB?: The RGB value is 172, 182, 187: 172 red, 182 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACB6BB?: The complementary color is #BBB1AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACB6BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.16:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.