#acb5c5

Color #acb5c5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.96 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#acb5c5

RGB

rgb(172, 181, 197)

HSL

hsl(218.4, 17.7%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.4, 12.7%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.7%, 8.1%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(73.45, 0.1, -9.17)

LCH

lch(73.45, 9.17, 270.62)

OKLCH

oklch(77.1%, 0.0249, 262.16)

HWB

hwb(218.4, 67.5%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5bcac

Analogous

#acc2c5

#acb5c5

#b0acc5

Triadic

#acb5c5

#c5acb5

#b5c5ac

Split-complementary

#acb5c5

#c5b0ac

#c2c5ac

Tetradic

#acb5c5

#bcacc5

#c5bcac

#b5c5ac

Square

#acb5c5

#c5acc2

#c5bcac

#acc5b0

Shades

Color #acb5c5 mixed toward black.

#8895ac

#657591

#4c586d

#333a48

#191d24

Tints

Color #acb5c5 mixed toward white.

#bac1cf

#c8ced8

#d6dae2

#e3e6ec

#f1f3f5

Tones

Color #acb5c5 mixed toward gray.

#aeb6c3

#b0b6c1

#b2b7bf

#b4b7bd

#b7b8bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0c1 · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#afafc0 · ΔE 4.7

Tritanopia

#acbebe · ΔE 9.7

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 7.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #acb5c5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#acb5c5]

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

#acb5c5 (#acb5c5) is rgb(172, 181, 197) in RGB.

No, #acb5c5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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