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#ACBAC9 Color

#ACBAC9 is rgb(172, 186, 201) in RGB, hsl(211, 21%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 7%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Blue (#AEC6CF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ACBAC9
HEX#ACBAC9
RGBrgb(172, 186, 201)
HSLhsl(211, 21%, 73%)
HSVhsv(211, 14%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 7%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(78.3% 0.026 250)
LABlab(74.77% -2.70 -9.34)
LCHlch(74.77% 9.72 253.86)

What #ACBAC9 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #ACBAC9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pastel Blue#AEC6CFΔE 5.88Aluminium#A9ACB6ΔE 6.6Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 7.02Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 7.21Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 8.27Cadet Gray#91A3B0ΔE 9.06

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#ACBAC9 Channel Values

How #ACBAC9 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 172 · G 186 · B 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 211° · S 21% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 211° · S 14% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 7% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.98:1 vs white · 10.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ACBAC9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ACBAC9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ACBAC9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ACBAC9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ACBAC9
Complementary
#C9BBAC
Analogous
#ACC8C9
Analogous
#ACACC9
Triadic
#C9ACBA
Triadic
#BAC9AC
Split comp.
#C9ACAC
Split comp.
#C8C9AC

Tints & Shades of #ACBAC9

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B8C4D1
#C1CCD7
#CED6DF
#D7DEE5
#E3E8ED
#ECF0F3

Shades

#8DA0B4
#6E86A0
#576D85
#445669
#303D4A
#1C232B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ACBAC9.

How #ACBAC9 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#ACBAC9
Protanopia#B8B8C9
Protanomaly#B3B9C9
Deuteranopia#B6B6C9
Deuteranomaly#B2B7C9
Tritanopia#AABCBC
Tritanomaly#ABBBC1
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ACBAC9 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-acbac9: #ACBAC9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ACBAC9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-acbac9': '#ACBAC9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.729, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_acbac9">#ACBAC9</color>
SVG fillfill="#ACBAC9"

More Blue Colors

#ACBAC9 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#ACBAC9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ACBAC9?

#ACBAC9 is a light blue — rgb(172, 186, 201) in RGB and hsl(211, 21%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Blue (#AEC6CF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.88.

What is the RGB value of #ACBAC9?

#ACBAC9 is rgb(172, 186, 201) — red 172, green 186, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ACBAC9?

#ACBAC9 converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 7%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ACBAC9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ACBAC9 scores 1.98:1 against white and 10.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ACBAC9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ACBAC9 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 7.02, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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