Colour
#ACAEBD
- #ACAEBD
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#ACAEBD is a blue with RGB values 172, 174, 189 and HSL 233°, 11%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#ACAEBD#ACAEBD
HEX#ACAEBD
RGBrgb(172, 174, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.6824, 0.7412
RGB percentages67.5%, 68.2%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(232.9, 11.4%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.9, 9%, 74.1%)
CMYK9%, 7.9%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,316,925
CSS custom property--colour: #ACAEBD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42717WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.54:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#535142
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BDBBAC
Analogous#ACB6BD, #B3ACBD
Triadic#BDACAE, #AEBDAC
Split complementary#BDB3AC, #B6BDAC
Tetradic#BDACB6, #BDBBAC, #ACBDB3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R172
G174
B189
Red172 (67.5%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue232.94°
Saturation (HSL)11.41%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G AE · B BD
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