What color is #ACBAD3?

#ACBAD3 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sailor Boy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACBAD3?

The RGB value is 172, 186, 211: 172 red, 186 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACBAD3?

The complementary color is #D3C5AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACBAD3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.72:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACBAD3 color

#ACBAD3 rgb(172, 186, 211)

Shades of blue

The hex color #ACBAD3 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 72.9% green and 82.7% blue (172, 186, 211).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 31% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Sailor Boy (#AEBBD0), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.72:1).

#ACBAD3 color codes

HEX	`#ACBAD3`
RGB	`rgb(172, 186, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 72.9%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 31%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 18%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 12%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.2, 0.41, -14.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.2, 14.19, 271.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.327, 48.591, 68.554)`
Decimal	`11320019`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACBAD3, 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 #ACBAD3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACBAD3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.72:1	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 #ACBAD3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acbad3; }
.text { color: #acbad3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acbad3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 186 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acbad3, #b2acd3); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #ACBAD3?: #ACBAD3 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sailor Boy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACBAD3?: The RGB value is 172, 186, 211: 172 red, 186 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACBAD3?: The complementary color is #D3C5AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACBAD3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.72:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.