#acb3bd

Color #acb3bd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.86 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#acb3bd

RGB

rgb(172, 179, 189)

HSL

hsl(215.3, 11.4%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.3, 9%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(9%, 5.3%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(72.68, -0.46, -5.92)

LCH

lch(72.68, 5.94, 265.56)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.0163, 257.24)

HWB

hwb(215.3, 67.5%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdb6ac

Analogous

#acbcbd

#acb3bd

#aeacbd

Triadic

#acb3bd

#bdacb3

#b3bdac

Split-complementary

#acb3bd

#bdaeac

#bcbdac

Tetradic

#acb3bd

#b6acbd

#bdb6ac

#b3bdac

Square

#acb3bd

#bdacbc

#bdb6ac

#acbdae

Shades

Color #acb3bd mixed toward black.

#8b94a2

#6b7686

#505865

#353b43

#1b1d22

Tints

Color #acb3bd mixed toward white.

#bac0c8

#c8ccd3

#d6d9de

#e3e6e9

#f1f2f4

Tones

Color #acb3bd mixed toward gray.

#adb3bc

#afb4ba

#b0b4b9

#b2b4b7

#b3b4b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafbb · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#afaeba · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#acb9b8 · ΔE 7

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 5.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #acb3bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#acb3bd]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#acb3bd (#acb3bd) is rgb(172, 179, 189) in RGB.

No, #acb3bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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