#acacb2

Color #acacb2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.52 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 4.3

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#acacb2

RGB

rgb(172, 172, 178)

HSL

hsl(240, 3.7%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 3.4%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.4%, 3.4%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(70.52, 1.15, -3.07)

LCH

lch(70.52, 3.28, 290.54)

OKLCH

oklch(74.6%, 0.0085, 286.31)

HWB

hwb(240, 67.5%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2b2ac

Analogous

#acafb2

#acacb2

#afacb2

Triadic

#acacb2

#b2acac

#acb2ac

Split-complementary

#acacb2

#b2afac

#afb2ac

Tetradic

#acacb2

#b2acb2

#b2b2ac

#acb2ac

Square

#acacb2

#b2acaf

#b2b2ac

#acb2af

Shades

Color #acacb2 mixed toward black.

#8e8e96

#707079

#54545b

#38383c

#1c1c1e

Tints

Color #acacb2 mixed toward white.

#bababf

#c8c8cc

#d5d5d8

#e3e3e5

#f1f1f2

Tones

Color #acacb2 mixed toward gray.

#acacb1

#adadb1

#adadb0

#aeaeb0

#aeaeaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacb1 · ΔE 0.5

Deuteranopia

#acacb0 · ΔE 1

Tritanopia

#acafaf · ΔE 4

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 3.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #acacb2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#acacb2]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#acacb2 (#acacb2) is rgb(172, 172, 178) in RGB.

No, #acacb2 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #acacb2, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast