#acb6c6

Color #acb6c6

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.65 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#acb6c6

RGB

rgb(172, 182, 198)

HSL

hsl(216.9, 18.6%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.9, 13.1%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.1%, 8.1%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(73.74, -0.23, -9.28)

LCH

lch(73.74, 9.28, 268.58)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.0254, 259.8)

HWB

hwb(216.9, 67.5%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6bcac

Analogous

#acc3c6

#acb6c6

#afacc6

Triadic

#acb6c6

#c6acb6

#b6c6ac

Split-complementary

#acb6c6

#c6afac

#c3c6ac

Tetradic

#acb6c6

#bcacc6

#c6bcac

#b6c6ac

Square

#acb6c6

#c6acc3

#c6bcac

#acc6af

Shades

Color #acb6c6 mixed toward black.

#8796ad

#647692

#4b586e

#323b49

#191d25

Tints

Color #acb6c6 mixed toward white.

#bac2cf

#c8ced9

#d5dae2

#e3e7ec

#f1f3f5

Tones

Color #acb6c6 mixed toward gray.

#aeb6c4

#b0b7c2

#b2b7bf

#b5b8bd

#b7b8bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b1c2 · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#b0afc1 · ΔE 5.8

Tritanopia

#adbfbf · ΔE 9.5

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 7.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #acb6c6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#acb6c6]

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

#acb6c6 (#acb6c6) is rgb(172, 182, 198) in RGB.

No, #acb6c6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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