What color is #ACBBB9?

#ACBBB9 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACBBB9?

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

What is the complementary color of #ACBBB9?

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

Is black or white text better on #ACBBB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACBBB9 color

#ACBBB9 rgb(172, 187, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACBBB9 is a light, grayish spring green.

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

Its hue angle is 172°, with 10% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Slate (#A6BCBE), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.56:1).

#ACBBB9 color codes

HEX	`#ACBBB9`
RGB	`rgb(172, 187, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 73.3%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 10%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 8%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 1%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.71, -5.55, -0.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.71, 5.6, 187.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.539, 47.814, 52.825)`
Decimal	`11320249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACBBB9, 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 #ACBBB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACBBB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.56:1	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 #ACBBB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acbbb9; }
.text { color: #acbbb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acbbb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 187 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acbbb9, #acb6bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ACBBB9?: #ACBBB9 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACBBB9?: The RGB value is 172, 187, 185: 172 red, 187 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACBBB9?: The complementary color is #BBACAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACBBB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.