#acb4c1

Color #acb4c1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.46 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#acb4c1

RGB

rgb(172, 180, 193)

HSL

hsl(217.1, 14.5%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.1, 10.9%, 75.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.9%, 6.7%, 0%, 24.3%)

LAB

lab(73.06, -0.19, -7.55)

LCH

lch(73.06, 7.55, 268.56)

OKLCH

oklch(76.8%, 0.0206, 260.22)

HWB

hwb(217.1, 67.5%, 24.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c1b9ac

Analogous

#acbfc1

#acb4c1

#afacc1

Triadic

#acb4c1

#c1acb4

#b4c1ac

Split-complementary

#acb4c1

#c1afac

#bfc1ac

Tetradic

#acb4c1

#b9acc1

#c1b9ac

#b4c1ac

Square

#acb4c1

#c1acbf

#c1b9ac

#acc1af

Shades

Color #acb4c1 mixed toward black.

#8995a7

#68768b

#4e5869

#343b46

#1a1d23

Tints

Color #acb4c1 mixed toward white.

#bac1cb

#c8cdd6

#d6dae0

#e3e6ea

#f1f3f5

Tones

Color #acb4c1 mixed toward gray.

#aeb5bf

#b0b5be

#b1b5bc

#b3b6ba

#b5b6b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0be · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#afaebd · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#acbcbb · ΔE 8.8

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 6.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #acb4c1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#acb4c1]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#acb4c1 (#acb4c1) is rgb(172, 180, 193) in RGB.

No, #acb4c1 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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