Recognised as Colour
#ACACBB
- #ACACBB
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#ACACBB is a blue with RGB values 172, 172, 187 and HSL 240°, 10%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#ACACBB#ACACBB
HEX#ACACBB
RGBrgb(172, 172, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.6745, 0.7333
RGB percentages67.5%, 67.5%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(240, 9.9%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 8%, 73.3%)
CMYK8%, 8%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,316,411
CSS custom property--colour: #ACACBB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41864WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.37:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#535344
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BBBBAC
Analogous#ACB3BB, #B3ACBB
Triadic#BBACAC, #ACBBAC
Split complementary#BBB3AC, #B3BBAC
Tetradic#BBACB3, #BBBBAC, #ACBBB3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R172
G172
B187
Red172 (67.5%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)9.93%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G AC · B BB
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