What color is #ACBFD7?

#ACBFD7 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Supremely Cool. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACBFD7?

The RGB value is 172, 191, 215: 172 red, 191 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACBFD7?

The complementary color is #D7C4AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACBFD7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACBFD7 color

#ACBFD7 rgb(172, 191, 215)

Shades of blue

The hex color #ACBFD7 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 74.9% green and 84.3% blue (172, 191, 215).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 35% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Supremely Cool (#AFBED4), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.19:1).

#ACBFD7 color codes

HEX	`#ACBFD7`
RGB	`rgb(172, 191, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 74.9%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 35%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 20%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 11%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.64, -1.4, -14.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.64, 14.25, 264.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.907, 50.937, 71.585)`
Decimal	`11321303`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACBFD7, 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 #ACBFD7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACBFD7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.19:1	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 #ACBFD7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acbfd7; }
.text { color: #acbfd7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acbfd7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 191 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acbfd7, #afacd7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ACBFD7?: #ACBFD7 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Supremely Cool. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACBFD7?: The RGB value is 172, 191, 215: 172 red, 191 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACBFD7?: The complementary color is #D7C4AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACBFD7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.