What color is #ACBBD2?

#ACBBD2 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 #ACBBD2?

The RGB value is 172, 187, 210: 172 red, 187 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACBBD2?

The complementary color is #D2C3AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACBBD2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACBBD2 color

#ACBBD2 rgb(172, 187, 210)

Shades of blue

The hex color #ACBBD2 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 73.3% green and 82.4% blue (172, 187, 210).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 30% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Sailor Boy (#AEBBD0), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.79:1).

#ACBBD2 color codes

HEX	`#ACBBD2`
RGB	`rgb(172, 187, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 73.3%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 30%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 18%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 11%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.43, -0.35, -13.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.43, 13.29, 268.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.414, 48.963, 67.966)`
Decimal	`11320274`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACBBD2, 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 #ACBBD2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACBBD2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.79:1	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 #ACBBD2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acbbd2; }
.text { color: #acbbd2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acbbd2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 187 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acbbd2, #b0acd2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ACBBD2?: #ACBBD2 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 #ACBBD2?: The RGB value is 172, 187, 210: 172 red, 187 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACBBD2?: The complementary color is #D2C3AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACBBD2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.