What color is #ACBDC4?

#ACBDC4 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACBDC4?

The RGB value is 172, 189, 196: 172 red, 189 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACBDC4?

The complementary color is #C4B3AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACBDC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACBDC4 color

#ACBDC4 rgb(172, 189, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACBDC4 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 74.1% green and 76.9% blue (172, 189, 196).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 17% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Stormy (#B0BCC3), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.83:1).

#ACBDC4 color codes

HEX	`#ACBDC4`
RGB	`rgb(172, 189, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 74.1%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 17%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 12%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 4%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.54, -4.4, -5.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.54, 7.05, 231.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.172, 49.151, 59.321)`
Decimal	`11320772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACBDC4, 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 #ACBDC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACBDC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.83:1	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 #ACBDC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acbdc4; }
.text { color: #acbdc4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acbdc4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 189 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acbdc4, #acb1c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #ACBDC4?: #ACBDC4 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACBDC4?: The RGB value is 172, 189, 196: 172 red, 189 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACBDC4?: The complementary color is #C4B3AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACBDC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.