What color is #ACB9BB?

#ACB9BB is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACB9BB?

The RGB value is 172, 185, 187: 172 red, 185 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACB9BB?

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

Is black or white text better on #ACB9BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACB9BB color

#ACB9BB rgb(172, 185, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACB9BB is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 72.5% green and 73.3% blue (172, 185, 187).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 10% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Casper (#AAB5B8), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.41:1).

#ACB9BB color codes

HEX	`#ACB9BB`
RGB	`rgb(172, 185, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 72.5%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 10%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 8%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 1%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.23, -4.09, -2.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.23, 4.82, 212.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.33, 47.056, 53.804)`
Decimal	`11319739`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACB9BB, 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 #ACB9BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACB9BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.41:1	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 #ACB9BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acb9bb; }
.text { color: #acb9bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acb9bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 185 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acb9bb, #acb2bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #ACB9BB?: #ACB9BB is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACB9BB?: The RGB value is 172, 185, 187: 172 red, 185 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACB9BB?: The complementary color is #BBAEAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACB9BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.