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Colour

#ACB4BE

  • #ACB4BE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#ACB4BE is a blue with RGB values 172, 180, 190 and HSL 213°, 12%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#ACB4BE#ACB4BE
HEX#ACB4BE
RGBrgb(172, 180, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.7059, 0.7451
RGB percentages67.5%, 70.6%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(213.3, 12.2%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.3, 9.5%, 74.5%)
CMYK9.5%, 5.3%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,318,462
CSS custom property--colour: #ACB4BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45131WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.03:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#534B41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1B4BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFB2BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A8B6B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 7.1Silver · ΔE 7.7Light steelblue · ΔE 10.7Light grey · ΔE 13.1Light blue · ΔE 15.8Gainsboro · ΔE 16
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 7.15, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEB6AC
Analogous#ACBDBE, #ADACBE
Triadic#BEACB4, #B4BEAC
Split complementary#BEADAC, #BDBEAC
Tetradic#BEACBD, #BEB6AC, #ACBEAD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5E8EB
Lighter +10%#C9CED4
Darker −10%#8F9AA8
Darker −20%#738091
Darker −30%#5C6775
Darker −40%#454E59
More saturated +25%#9AB2D1
Less saturated −25%#B5B5B5

Channel breakdown

R172
G180
B190
Red172 (67.5%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue213.33°
Saturation (HSL)12.16%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G B4 · B BE

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