#acb1ba

Color #acb1ba

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.91 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#acb1ba

RGB

rgb(172, 177, 186)

HSL

hsl(218.6, 9.2%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.6, 7.5%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.5%, 4.8%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(72.07, 0.01, -5.19)

LCH

lch(72.07, 5.19, 270.11)

OKLCH

oklch(75.9%, 0.014, 262.22)

HWB

hwb(218.6, 67.5%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bab5ac

Analogous

#acb8ba

#acb1ba

#aeacba

Triadic

#acb1ba

#baacb1

#b1baac

Split-complementary

#acb1ba

#baaeac

#b8baac

Tetradic

#acb1ba

#b5acba

#bab5ac

#b1baac

Square

#acb1ba

#baacb8

#bab5ac

#acbaae

Shades

Color #acb1ba mixed toward black.

#8b929f

#6c7482

#515762

#363a41

#1b1d21

Tints

Color #acb1ba mixed toward white.

#babec6

#c8cbd1

#d6d8dd

#e3e5e8

#f1f2f4

Tones

Color #acb1ba mixed toward gray.

#adb1b9

#aeb2b8

#b0b2b7

#b1b2b5

#b2b3b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaeb8 · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#aeaeb7 · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#acb6b6 · ΔE 5.9

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 4.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #acb1ba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#acb1ba]

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

#acb1ba (#acb1ba) is rgb(172, 177, 186) in RGB.

No, #acb1ba is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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