Colour
#ACAEBE
- #ACAEBE
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#ACAEBE is a blue with RGB values 172, 174, 190 and HSL 233°, 12%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#ACAEBE#ACAEBE
HEX#ACAEBE
RGBrgb(172, 174, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.6824, 0.7451
RGB percentages67.5%, 68.2%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(233.3, 12.2%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.3, 9.5%, 74.5%)
CMYK9.5%, 8.4%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,316,926
CSS custom property--colour: #ACAEBE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4276WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.55:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#535141
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 text9.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BEBCAC
Analogous#ACB7BE, #B3ACBE
Triadic#BEACAE, #AEBEAC
Split complementary#BEB3AC, #B7BEAC
Tetradic#BEACB7, #BEBCAC, #ACBEB3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R172
G174
B190
Red172 (67.5%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue233.33°
Saturation (HSL)12.16%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G AE · B BE
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