What color is #ACBFCD?

#ACBFCD is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Rendez-Blue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACBFCD?

The RGB value is 172, 191, 205: 172 red, 191 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACBFCD?

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

Is black or white text better on #ACBFCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACBFCD color

#ACBFCD rgb(172, 191, 205)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 74.9% green and 80.4% blue (172, 191, 205).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 25% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Rendez-Blue (#ABBED0), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.09:1).

#ACBFCD color codes

HEX	`#ACBFCD`
RGB	`rgb(172, 191, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 74.9%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 25%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 16%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 7%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.34, -3.57, -9.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.34, 9.89, 248.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.661, 50.439, 65.023)`
Decimal	`11321293`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACBFCD, 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 #ACBFCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACBFCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.09:1	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 #ACBFCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acbfcd; }
.text { color: #acbfcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acbfcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 191 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acbfcd, #acafcd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #ACBFCD?: #ACBFCD is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Rendez-Blue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACBFCD?: The RGB value is 172, 191, 205: 172 red, 191 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACBFCD?: The complementary color is #CDBAAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACBFCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.