Colour

#A8ACB9

#A8ACB9
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark grey

#A8ACB9 is a blue with RGB values 168, 172, 185 and HSL 226°, 11%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#A8ACB9#A8ACB9

HEX#A8ACB9

RGBrgb(168, 172, 185)

RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.6745, 0.7255

RGB percentages65.9%, 67.5%, 72.5%

HSLhsl(225.9, 10.8%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225.9, 9.2%, 72.5%)

CMYK9.2%, 7%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,054,265

CSS custom property--colour: #A8ACB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41333WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness172.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.27:1

Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC

Inverted#575346

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A9ADBAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#A7ACB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#A4AEB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 7.3 Silver · ΔE 10.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 11.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.4 Thistle · ΔE 15.6 Light grey · ΔE 15.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 7.32, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B9B5A8

Analogous#A8B5B9, #ACA8B9

Triadic#B9A8AC, #ACB9A8

Split complementary#B9ACA8, #B5B9A8

Tetradic#B9A8B5, #B9B5A8, #A8B9AC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDFDFD

Lighter +20%#E1E2E6

Lighter +10%#C4C7D0

Darker −10%#8C91A2

Darker −20%#70768B

Darker −30%#595E6F

Darker −40%#424653

More saturated +25%#94A2CD

Less saturated −25%#B1B1B1

Channel breakdown

R168

G172

B185

Red168 (65.9%)

Green172 (67.5%)

Blue185 (72.5%)

Hue225.88°

Saturation (HSL)10.83%

Lightness69.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A8 · G AC · B B9

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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