What color is #ACBEB0?

#ACBEB0 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACBEB0?

The RGB value is 172, 190, 176: 172 red, 190 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACBEB0?

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

Is black or white text better on #ACBEB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACBEB0 color

#ACBEB0 rgb(172, 190, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACBEB0 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 74.5% green and 69% blue (172, 190, 176).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 12% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.75:1).

#ACBEB0 color codes

HEX	`#ACBEB0`
RGB	`rgb(172, 190, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 74.5%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 12%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 9%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 7%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.28, -8.85, 4.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.28, 10.15, 150.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.262, 48.732, 48.193)`
Decimal	`11321008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACBEB0, 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 #ACBEB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACBEB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.75:1	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 #ACBEB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acbeb0; }
.text { color: #acbeb0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acbeb0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 190 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acbeb0, #acbeb9); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #ACBEB0?: #ACBEB0 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACBEB0?: The RGB value is 172, 190, 176: 172 red, 190 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACBEB0?: The complementary color is #BEACBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACBEB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.