What color is #ACB7C8?

#ACB7C8 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Sailor Boy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACB7C8?

The RGB value is 172, 183, 200: 172 red, 183 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACB7C8?

The complementary color is #C8BDAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACB7C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.36:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACB7C8 color

#ACB7C8 rgb(172, 183, 200)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACB7C8 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 71.8% green and 78.4% blue (172, 183, 200).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 20% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Sailor Boy (#AEBBD0), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.36:1).

#ACB7C8 color codes

HEX	`#ACB7C8`
RGB	`rgb(172, 183, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 71.8%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 20%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 14%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 8%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.07, -0.35, -9.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.07, 9.89, 267.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.37, 46.807, 61.329)`
Decimal	`11319240`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACB7C8, 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 #ACB7C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACB7C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.36:1	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 #ACB7C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acb7c8; }
.text { color: #acb7c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acb7c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 183 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acb7c8, #afacc8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #ACB7C8?: #ACB7C8 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Sailor Boy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACB7C8?: The RGB value is 172, 183, 200: 172 red, 183 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACB7C8?: The complementary color is #C8BDAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACB7C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.36:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.