What color is #ACBEBC?

#ACBEBC is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACBEBC?

The RGB value is 172, 190, 188: 172 red, 190 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACBEBC?

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

Is black or white text better on #ACBEBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACBEBC color

#ACBEBC rgb(172, 190, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACBEBC is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 74.5% green and 73.7% blue (172, 190, 188).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 12% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Slate (#A6BCBE), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.85:1).

#ACBEBC color codes

HEX	`#ACBEBC`
RGB	`rgb(172, 190, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 74.5%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 12%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 9%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 1%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.59, -6.54, -1.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.59, 6.63, 189.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.502, 49.228, 54.725)`
Decimal	`11321020`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACBEBC, 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 #ACBEBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACBEBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.85:1	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 #ACBEBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acbebc; }
.text { color: #acbebc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acbebc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 190 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acbebc, #acb7be); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #ACBEBC?: #ACBEBC is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACBEBC?: The RGB value is 172, 190, 188: 172 red, 190 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACBEBC?: The complementary color is #BEACAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACBEBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.