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#ACABBC

Dusty Blue · light cool gray

About #ACABBC

With the hex code #ACABBC, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 67% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Dusty Blue — a ΔE of 9.7 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BBBCAB, a greige shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.31:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red172
Green171
Blue188

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 9.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.7
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 13.5

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #ACABBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #ACABBC.
2.26:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #ACABBC.
9.31:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ACABBC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ACABBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A7ADBD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A7ACBB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A9AEB0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACABBC?

With the hex code #ACABBC, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 67% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ACABBC?

Use black text. Black on #ACABBC has a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACABBC?

Its complementary colour is #BBBCAB, and analogous partners are #ABB2BC and #B5ABBC.