Colour
#ACACC0
- #ACACC0
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#ACACC0 is a blue with RGB values 172, 172, 192 and HSL 240°, 14%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#ACACC0#ACACC0
HEX#ACACC0
RGBrgb(172, 172, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.6745, 0.7529
RGB percentages67.5%, 67.5%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(240, 13.7%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 10.4%, 75.3%)
CMYK10.4%, 10.4%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,316,416
CSS custom property--colour: #ACACC0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42081WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.42:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#53533F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C0C0AC
Analogous#ACB6C0, #B6ACC0
Triadic#C0ACAC, #ACC0AC
Split complementary#C0B6AC, #B6C0AC
Tetradic#C0ACB6, #C0C0AC, #ACC0B6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R172
G172
B192
Red172 (67.5%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)13.7%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G AC · B C0
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