What color is #ACBBE1?

#ACBBE1 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Blue Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACBBE1?

The RGB value is 172, 187, 225: 172 red, 187 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACBBE1?

The complementary color is #E1D2AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACBBE1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.95:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACBBE1 color

#ACBBE1 rgb(172, 187, 225)

Shades of blue

The hex color #ACBBE1 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 73.3% green and 88.2% blue (172, 187, 225).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 47% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Blue Lips (#A6BCE2), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.95:1).

#ACBBE1 color codes

HEX	`#ACBBE1`
RGB	`rgb(172, 187, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 73.3%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 47%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 24%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 17%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.91, 3.02, -20.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.91, 20.91, 278.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.371, 49.746, 78.273)`
Decimal	`11320289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACBBE1, 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 #ACBBE1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACBBE1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.95:1	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 #ACBBE1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acbbe1; }
.text { color: #acbbe1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acbbe1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 187 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acbbe1, #b8ace1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ACBBE1?: #ACBBE1 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Blue Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACBBE1?: The RGB value is 172, 187, 225: 172 red, 187 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACBBE1?: The complementary color is #E1D2AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACBBE1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.95:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.