What color is #ACBCE7?

#ACBCE7 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Blue Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACBCE7?

The RGB value is 172, 188, 231: 172 red, 188 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACBCE7?

The complementary color is #E7D7AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACBCE7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.1:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACBCE7 color

#ACBCE7 rgb(172, 188, 231)

Shades of blue

The hex color #ACBCE7 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 73.7% green and 90.6% blue (172, 188, 231).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 55% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Blue Lips (#A6BCE2), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.1:1).

#ACBCE7 color codes

HEX	`#ACBCE7`
RGB	`rgb(172, 188, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 73.7%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 55%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 26%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 19%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.38, 3.87, -23.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.38, 23.55, 279.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.416, 50.505, 82.731)`
Decimal	`11320551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACBCE7, 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 #ACBCE7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACBCE7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.1:1	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 #ACBCE7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acbce7; }
.text { color: #acbce7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acbce7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 188 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acbce7, #baace7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #ACBCE7?: #ACBCE7 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Blue Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACBCE7?: The RGB value is 172, 188, 231: 172 red, 188 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACBCE7?: The complementary color is #E7D7AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACBCE7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.1:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.