#acb2bc

Color #acb2bc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.61 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#acb2bc

RGB

rgb(172, 178, 188)

HSL

hsl(217.5, 10.7%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.5, 8.5%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.5%, 5.3%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(72.39, -0.13, -5.81)

LCH

lch(72.39, 5.81, 268.72)

OKLCH

oklch(76.2%, 0.0158, 260.9)

HWB

hwb(217.5, 67.5%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcb6ac

Analogous

#acbabc

#acb2bc

#aeacbc

Triadic

#acb2bc

#bcacb2

#b2bcac

Split-complementary

#acb2bc

#bcaeac

#babcac

Tetradic

#acb2bc

#b6acbc

#bcb6ac

#b2bcac

Square

#acb2bc

#bcacba

#bcb6ac

#acbcae

Shades

Color #acb2bc mixed toward black.

#8b93a1

#6b7585

#505864

#363a42

#1b1d21

Tints

Color #acb2bc mixed toward white.

#babfc7

#c8ccd2

#d6d9de

#e3e5e9

#f1f2f4

Tones

Color #acb2bc mixed toward gray.

#adb2bb

#afb3b9

#b0b3b8

#b1b3b7

#b3b4b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafba · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#aeaeb9 · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#acb8b7 · ΔE 7.1

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 5.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #acb2bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#acb2bc]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#acb2bc (#acb2bc) is rgb(172, 178, 188) in RGB.

No, #acb2bc is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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