Colour

#ACB6BD

#ACB6BD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Silver

#ACB6BD is a blue with RGB values 172, 182, 189 and HSL 205°, 11%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

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HEX#ACB6BD

RGBrgb(172, 182, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.7137, 0.7412

RGB percentages67.5%, 71.4%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(204.7, 11.4%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(204.7, 9%, 74.1%)

CMYK9%, 3.7%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,318,973

CSS custom property--colour: #ACB6BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45901WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness179.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.18:1

Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4

Inverted#534942

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B3B6BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#B1B4BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Tritanopia#A8B8B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 6.7 Dark grey · ΔE 6.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 11.6 Light grey · ΔE 12.2 Light blue · ΔE 15.2 Gainsboro · ΔE 15.2

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 6.68, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BDB3AC

Analogous#ACBDBC, #ACADBD

Triadic#BDACB6, #B6BDAC

Split complementary#BDACAD, #BDBBAC

Tetradic#BBACBD, #BDB3AC, #ADBDAC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E5E8EA

Lighter +10%#C8CFD4

Darker −10%#909DA6

Darker −20%#738490

Darker −30%#5C6A74

Darker −40%#465057

More saturated +25%#99B9D0

Less saturated −25%#B4B4B4

Channel breakdown

R172

G182

B189

Red172 (67.5%)

Green182 (71.4%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue204.71°

Saturation (HSL)11.41%

Lightness70.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AC · G B6 · B BD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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