What color is #ACBFCC?

#ACBFCC is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Cloudy Valley. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACBFCC?

The RGB value is 172, 191, 204: 172 red, 191 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACBFCC?

The complementary color is #CCB9AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACBFCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACBFCC color

#ACBFCC rgb(172, 191, 204)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 74.9% green and 80% blue (172, 191, 204).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 24% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Cloudy Valley (#B1C6D6), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.08:1).

#ACBFCC color codes

HEX	`#ACBFCC`
RGB	`rgb(172, 191, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 74.9%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 24%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 16%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 6%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.31, -3.79, -8.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.31, 9.51, 246.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.54, 50.391, 64.389)`
Decimal	`11321292`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACBFCC, 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 #ACBFCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACBFCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.08:1	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 #ACBFCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acbfcc; }
.text { color: #acbfcc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acbfcc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 191 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acbfcc, #acafcc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #ACBFCC?: #ACBFCC is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Cloudy Valley. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACBFCC?: The RGB value is 172, 191, 204: 172 red, 191 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACBFCC?: The complementary color is #CCB9AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACBFCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.