What color is #ACBABE?

#ACBABE 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 #ACBABE?

The RGB value is 172, 186, 190: 172 red, 186 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACBABE?

The complementary color is #BEB0AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACBABE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.52:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACBABE color

#ACBABE rgb(172, 186, 190)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 72.9% green and 74.5% blue (172, 186, 190).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 12% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Casper (#AAB5B8), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.52:1).

#ACBABE color codes

HEX	`#ACBABE`
RGB	`rgb(172, 186, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 72.9%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 12%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 9%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 2%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.58, -4.02, -3.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.58, 5.45, 222.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.864, 47.606, 55.583)`
Decimal	`11319998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACBABE, 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 #ACBABE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACBABE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.52:1	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 #ACBABE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acbabe; }
.text { color: #acbabe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acbabe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 186 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acbabe, #acb1be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #ACBABE?: #ACBABE 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 #ACBABE?: The RGB value is 172, 186, 190: 172 red, 186 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACBABE?: The complementary color is #BEB0AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACBABE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.52:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.