Information about #ACB6BA color

#ACB6BA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#ACB6BA falls into the Azure Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(172, 182, 186) — 67.5% red, 71.4% green, 72.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 5 / 2 / 0 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #ACB6BA reads as a muted, almost neutral neutral grey and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Coastal Blue (#AAB7BB). Slightly further away sit Casper (#AAB5B8) and Antique Steel (#B1B6B7).

The recipe behind #ACB6BA is rgb(172, 182, 186), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #ACB6BA: 10.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. No one has named #ACB6BA so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#ACB6BA color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#ACB6BA color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #ACB6BA

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Coastal Blue color link
Coastal Blue

#AAB7BB

Casper color link
Casper

#AAB5B8

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Emerge color link
Emerge

#ADBAB5

Hermitage color link
Hermitage

#B1B9B4

Rivendell color link
Rivendell

#A9BDB6

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Loblolly color link
Loblolly

#B3BBB7

Surrender color link
Surrender

#B5B7B7

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ACB6BA
  • RGB172, 182, 186
  • CMYK5, 2, 0, 27
  • CSSrgb(172, 182, 186)
  • HSL197°, 9%, 70%
  • HSL Precise197.143°, 9.211%, 70.196%
  • HSV197°, 8%, 73%
  • HSB197°, 8%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • GLSLvec3(0.675, 0.714, 0.729)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.675, 0.714, 0.729, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.675, 0.714, 0.729)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDACB6BA
  • DECIMAL ID11318970
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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